#486D99#486D99

#486D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.082 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486D99
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(213, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, -0.01, -27.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 27.93, 269.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% -0.0232 -0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.082 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8889, 14.6138, 32.2197)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486D99 #997448

analogous

#489699 #486D99 #4C4899

triadic

#486D99 #99486D #6D9948

tetradic

#486D99 #994896 #997448 #48994C

square

#486D99 #994896 #997448 #48994C

split-complementary

#486D99 #994C48 #969948

monochromatic

#213246 #344F6F #486D99 #678CB7 #90ABCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#486D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#486D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486D99

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486D99	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.082 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8096b7',
    500: '#486d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486d99;
$custom-light: #8096b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.593,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52627,
    "c": 0.08171,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486D99

secondary

#B7A186

accent

#995CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486D99

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

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