#486DAB#486DAB

#486DAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.107 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DAB
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 171)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 5.95, -37.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 37.62, 279.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% -0.0181 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.107 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4893, 15.2540, 40.6483)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DAB #AB8648

analogous

#489EAB #486DAB #5548AB

triadic

#486DAB #AB486D #6DAB48

tetradic

#486DAB #AB489E #AB8648 #48AB55

square

#486DAB #AB489E #AB8648 #48AB55

split-complementary

#486DAB #AB5548 #9EAB48

monochromatic

#243655 #365280 #486DAB #6E8EC2 #99AFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#486DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#486DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DAB

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DAB	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5372AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4769AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.107 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8396c4',
    500: '#486dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486dab;
$custom-light: #8396c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.576,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53603,
    "c": 0.10666,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DAB

secondary

#C0AE8E

accent

#A357D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DAB

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

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