#486DB8#486DB8

#486DB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.125 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DB8
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 184)
HSL	hsl(220, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 40.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 10.39, -43.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 44.84, 283.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% -0.0151 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.125 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7899, 15.7742, 47.4980)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DB8 #B89348

analogous

#48A5B8 #486DB8 #5B48B8

triadic

#486DB8 #B8486D #6DB848

tetradic

#486DB8 #B848A5 #B89348 #48B85B

square

#486DB8 #B848A5 #B89348 #48B85B

split-complementary

#486DB8 #B85B48 #A5B848

monochromatic

#253960 #36538C #486DB8 #7490C9 #A0B3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#486DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#486DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DB8

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DB8	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C74BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6AB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.125 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596ce',
    500: '#486db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486db8;
$custom-light: #8596ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.179,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5437,
    "c": 0.12495,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DB8

secondary

#C7B695

accent

#AA54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DB8

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

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