#486DAD#486DAD

#486DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.109 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DAD
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 6.63, -38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 38.72, 279.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% -0.0176 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.109 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6813, 15.3308, 41.6598)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DAD #AD8848

analogous

#489FAD #486DAD #5648AD

triadic

#486DAD #AD486D #6DAD48

tetradic

#486DAD #AD489F #AD8848 #48AD56

square

#486DAD #AD489F #AD8848 #48AD56

split-complementary

#486DAD #AD5648 #9FAD48

monochromatic

#243757 #365282 #486DAD #6F8EC3 #9AB0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#486DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#486DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DAD

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DAD	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.109 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8396c6',
    500: '#486dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486dad;
$custom-light: #8396c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.02,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53717,
    "c": 0.10947,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DAD

secondary

#C1AF8F

accent

#A457D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DAD

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

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