#486DA9#486DA9

#486DA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.104 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DA9
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 169)
HSL	hsl(217, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 5.28, -36.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 36.52, 278.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% -0.0186 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.104 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3001, 15.1783, 39.6519)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DA9 #A98448

analogous

#489EA9 #486DA9 #5348A9

triadic

#486DA9 #A9486D #6DA948

tetradic

#486DA9 #A9489E #A98448 #48A953

square

#486DA9 #A9489E #A98448 #48A953

split-complementary

#486DA9 #A95348 #9EA948

monochromatic

#233653 #36517E #486DA9 #6D8DC1 #98AFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#486DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#486DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DA9

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DA9	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5472AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4868A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.104 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296c3',
    500: '#486da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486da9;
$custom-light: #8296c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.113,
    "s": 40.249,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53489,
    "c": 0.10385,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DA9

secondary

#BFAC8D

accent

#A258D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DA9

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

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