#486DB5#486DB5

#486DB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.121 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DB5
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 181)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 39.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 9.36, -42.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 43.17, 282.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% -0.0157 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.121 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.4787, 15.6498, 45.8594)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DB5 #B59048

analogous

#48A4B5 #486DB5 #5A48B5

triadic

#486DB5 #B5486D #6DB548

tetradic

#486DB5 #B548A4 #B59048 #48B55A

square

#486DB5 #B548A4 #B59048 #48B55A

split-complementary

#486DB5 #B55A48 #A4B548

monochromatic

#25385D #375389 #486DB5 #7390C7 #9FB2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#486DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#486DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DB5

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DB5	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E74B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.121 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496cb',
    500: '#486db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486db5;
$custom-light: #8496cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.633,
    "s": 43.083,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54188,
    "c": 0.12073,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DB5

secondary

#C5B493

accent

#A855D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DB5

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

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