#486DBD#486DBD

#486DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.132 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DBD
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 12.12, -46.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 47.63, 284.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% -0.0141 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.132 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3233, 15.9876, 50.3072)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DBD #BD9848

analogous

#48A7BD #486DBD #5D48BD

triadic

#486DBD #BD486D #6DBD48

tetradic

#486DBD #BD48A7 #BD9848 #48BD5D

square

#486DBD #BD48A7 #BD9848 #48BD5D

split-complementary

#486DBD #BD5D48 #A7BD48

monochromatic

#253966 #355393 #486DBD #7591CD #A2B5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#486DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#486DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DBD

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DBD	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4975C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.132 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596d1',
    500: '#486dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486dbd;
$custom-light: #8596d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.026,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54678,
    "c": 0.13197,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DBD

secondary

#CABA97

accent

#AC51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DBD

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

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