#486DBC#486DBC

#486DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.131 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DBC
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 188)
HSL	hsl(221, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 11.77, -45.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 47.07, 284.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% -0.0143 -0.1298)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.131 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2151, 15.9443, 49.7376)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DBC #BC9748

analogous

#48A7BC #486DBC #5D48BC

triadic

#486DBC #BC486D #6DBC48

tetradic

#486DBC #BC48A7 #BC9748 #48BC5D

square

#486DBC #BC48A7 #BC9748 #48BC5D

split-complementary

#486DBC #BC5D48 #A7BC48

monochromatic

#253965 #355392 #486DBC #7591CC #A2B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#486DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#486DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DBC

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DBC	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A75BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.131 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596d0',
    500: '#486dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486dbc;
$custom-light: #8596d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.862,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54616,
    "c": 0.13057,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DBC

secondary

#CAB996

accent

#AC52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DBC

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

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