#486DB3#486DB3

#486DB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.118 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DB3
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 179)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 8.67, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 42.05, 281.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% -0.0162 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.118 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2750, 15.5683, 44.7864)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DB3 #B38E48

analogous

#48A3B3 #486DB3 #5948B3

triadic

#486DB3 #B3486D #6DB348

tetradic

#486DB3 #B348A3 #B38E48 #48B359

square

#486DB3 #B348A3 #B38E48 #48B359

split-complementary

#486DB3 #B35948 #A3B348

monochromatic

#25385C #365287 #486DB3 #728FC6 #9EB2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#486DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#486DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DB3

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DB3	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F73B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4169B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.118 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496ca',
    500: '#486db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486db3;
$custom-light: #8496ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.252,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54069,
    "c": 0.11792,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DB3

secondary

#C4B392

accent

#A755D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DB3

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

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