#486DAE#486DAE

#486DAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.111 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DAE
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 6.97, -38.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 39.28, 280.22°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% -0.0174 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.111 261)
XYZ	xyz(15.7785, 15.3697, 42.1713)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DAE #AE8948

analogous

#48A0AE #486DAE #5648AE

triadic

#486DAE #AE486D #6DAE48

tetradic

#486DAE #AE48A0 #AE8948 #48AE56

square

#486DAE #AE48A0 #AE8948 #48AE56

split-complementary

#486DAE #AE5648 #A0AE48

monochromatic

#243757 #365283 #486DAE #708EC4 #9BB0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#486DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#486DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DAE

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DAE	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.111 261.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.235,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53775,
    "c": 0.11088,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.15371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DAE

secondary

#C2B090

accent

#A557D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DAE

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

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