#486DA0#486DA0

#486DA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.091 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DA0
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 160)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 31.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 2.28, -31.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 31.63, 274.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% -0.0211 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.091 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4841, 14.8519, 35.3543)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DA0 #A07B48

analogous

#4899A0 #486DA0 #4F48A0

triadic

#486DA0 #A0486D #6DA048

tetradic

#486DA0 #A04899 #A07B48 #48A04F

square

#486DA0 #A04899 #A07B48 #48A04F

split-complementary

#486DA0 #A04F48 #99A048

monochromatic

#22334C #355076 #486DA0 #698CBC #94ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#486DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#486DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DA0

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DA0	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5970A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E689F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.091 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8196bc',
    500: '#486da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486da0;
$custom-light: #8196bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.773,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52994,
    "c": 0.09129,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DA0

secondary

#BBA689

accent

#9D5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DA0

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

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