#486E97#486E97

#486E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.078 H 251.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486E97
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 151)
HSL	hsl(211, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, -1.26, -26.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 26.45, 267.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0251 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.078 251.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8324, 14.7629, 31.3928)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486E97 #977148

analogous

#489597 #486E97 #494897

triadic

#486E97 #97486E #6E9748

tetradic

#486E97 #974895 #977148 #489749

square

#486E97 #974895 #977148 #489749

split-complementary

#486E97 #974948 #959748

monochromatic

#203244 #34506E #486E97 #668DB6 #90ACCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#486E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#486E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486E97

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486E97	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.078 251.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097b5',
    500: '#486e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486e97;
$custom-light: #8097b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.139,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5276,
    "c": 0.07813,
    "h": 251.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486E97

secondary

#B69E85

accent

#965CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486E97

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

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