#486DA1#486DA1

#486DA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.093 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DA1
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 161)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 2.61, -32.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 32.17, 274.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.0208 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.093 257)
XYZ	xyz(14.5719, 14.8871, 35.8169)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DA1 #A17C48

analogous

#4899A1 #486DA1 #4F48A1

triadic

#486DA1 #A1486D #6DA148

tetradic

#486DA1 #A14899 #A17C48 #48A14F

square

#486DA1 #A14899 #A17C48 #48A14F

split-complementary

#486DA1 #A14F48 #99A148

monochromatic

#22344C #355077 #486DA1 #6A8CBC #94ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#486DA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#486DA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DA1

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DA1	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D68A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#127980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486da1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.093 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8196bd',
    500: '#486da1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486da1;
$custom-light: #8196bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486da1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.056,
    "s": 38.197,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53048,
    "c": 0.09268,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.14888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DA1

secondary

#BBA78A

accent

#9E5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DA1

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

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