#486DCB#486DCB

#486DCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.151 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DCB
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 203)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 46.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 17.00, -52.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 55.47, 287.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% -0.0117 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.151 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9169, 16.6250, 58.7004)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DCB #CBA648

analogous

#48AFCB #486DCB #6548CB

triadic

#486DCB #CB486D #6DCB48

tetradic

#486DCB #CB48AF #CBA648 #48CB65

square

#486DCB #CB48AF #CBA648 #48CB65

split-complementary

#486DCB #CB6548 #AFCB48

monochromatic

#223A77 #2F51A6 #486DCB #7893D9 #A7B9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#486DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#486DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DCB

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DCB	1.00	4.86	4.33	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E78CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.151 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896db',
    500: '#486dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486dcb;
$custom-light: #8896db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.053,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55579,
    "c": 0.15146,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DCB

secondary

#D3C49B

accent

#B549DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DCB

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

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