#486DDB#486DDB

#486DDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.173 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486DDB
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 219)
HSL	hsl(225, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, 22.62, -60.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 64.40, 290.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.67% -0.0096 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(56.67% 0.173 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9229, 17.4274, 69.2653)
Luminance	0.1743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486DDB #DBB648

analogous

#48B7DB #486DDB #6D48DB

triadic

#486DDB #DB486D #6DDB48

tetradic

#486DDB #DB48B7 #DBB648 #48DB6D

square

#486DDB #DB48B7 #DBB648 #48DB6D

split-complementary

#486DDB #DB6D48 #B7DB48

monochromatic

#1C388D #264DC0 #486DDB #7B96E5 #AEBFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#486DDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#486DDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486DDB

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486DDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486DDB	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D7BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.173 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b96e7',
    500: '#486ddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ddb;
$custom-light: #8b96e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.898,
    "s": 67.123,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56674,
    "c": 0.17331,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486DDB

secondary

#DDCEA2

accent

#BF3EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #486DDB

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

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