#486DCD#486DCD

#486DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.154 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DCD
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(223, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.91, 17.70, -53.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.91, 56.59, 288.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% -0.0114 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.154 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1568, 16.7210, 59.9637)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DCD #CDA848

analogous

#48B0CD #486DCD #6648CD

triadic

#486DCD #CD486D #6DCD48

tetradic

#486DCD #CD48B0 #CDA848 #48CD66

square

#486DCD #CD48B0 #CDA848 #48CD66

split-complementary

#486DCD #CD6648 #B0CD48

monochromatic

#213A79 #2E51A9 #486DCD #7893DA #A8BAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#486DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#486DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DCD

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DCD	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.154 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896dd',
    500: '#486dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486dcd;
$custom-light: #8896dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.308,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55713,
    "c": 0.15422,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DCD

secondary

#D5C59C

accent

#B647E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DCD

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

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