#486DBE#486DBE
#486DBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.133 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486DBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 109, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.02, 12.46, -46.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.02, 48.19, 284.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.74% -0.0139 -0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.74% 0.133 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4322, 16.0312, 50.8809) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.50
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.88
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.49
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.54
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.08
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486DBE #BE9948
analogous
#48A8BE #486DBE #5E48BE
triadic
#486DBE #BE486D #6DBE48
tetradic
#486DBE #BE48A8 #BE9948 #48BE5E
square
#486DBE #BE48A8 #BE9948 #48BE5E
split-complementary
#486DBE #BE5E48 #A8BE48
monochromatic
#253967 #355394 #486DBE #7591CE #A2B5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#486DBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#486DBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486DBE
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486DBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486DBE | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4875C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#376ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486dbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.133 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8696d2',
500: '#486dbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486dbe; $custom-light: #8696d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486dbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 109,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.186,
"s": 47.581,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54741,
"c": 0.13338,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.16033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486DBE
secondary
#CBBB97
accent
#AD51D7
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E82