#486DC2#486DC2
#486DC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.139 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486DC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 109, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 43.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.25, 13.85, -48.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.25, 50.43, 285.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.99% -0.0132 -0.1383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.99% 0.139 264.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8754, 16.2084, 53.2150) |
| Luminance | 0.1621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.97
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.42
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.02
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.77
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 5.37
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486DC2 #C29D48
analogous
#48AAC2 #486DC2 #6048C2
triadic
#486DC2 #C2486D #6DC248
tetradic
#486DC2 #C248AA #C29D48 #48C260
square
#486DC2 #C248AA #C29D48 #48C260
split-complementary
#486DC2 #C26048 #AAC248
monochromatic
#243A6C #33529A #486DC2 #7692D1 #A4B6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.95
#486DC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.24
#486DC2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486DC2
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486DC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486DC2 | 1.00 | 4.95 | 4.24 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4576C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#326BC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00808E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486dc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.139 264.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8696d5',
500: '#486dc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486dc2; $custom-light: #8696d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486dc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 109,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.803,
"s": 50,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54994,
"c": 0.13896,
"h": 264.6
},
"luminance": 0.1621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486DC2
secondary
#CEBD98
accent
#AF4EDA
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F1FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E83