#486D98#486D98

#486D98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.080 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486D98
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 152)
HSL	hsl(212, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 28.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, -0.33, -27.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 27.41, 269.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% -0.0236 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.08 253)
XYZ	xyz(13.8067, 14.5810, 31.7865)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486D98 #987348

analogous

#489598 #486D98 #4B4898

triadic

#486D98 #98486D #6D9848

tetradic

#486D98 #984895 #987348 #48984B

square

#486D98 #984895 #987348 #48984B

split-complementary

#486D98 #984B48 #959848

monochromatic

#213145 #344F6E #486D98 #668CB7 #90ABCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#486D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#486D98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486D98

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486D98	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.080 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8096b6',
    500: '#486d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486d98;
$custom-light: #8096b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.25,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52576,
    "c": 0.08037,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.14582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486D98

secondary

#B6A086

accent

#985CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486D98

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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