#486E99#486E99

#486E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.081 H 252.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486E99
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, -0.61, -27.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 27.47, 268.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% -0.0245 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.081 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9962, 14.8284, 32.2554)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486E99 #997348

analogous

#489799 #486E99 #4B4899

triadic

#486E99 #99486E #6E9948

tetradic

#486E99 #994897 #997348 #48994B

square

#486E99 #994897 #997348 #48994B

split-complementary

#486E99 #994B48 #979948

monochromatic

#213246 #34506F #486E99 #678DB7 #90ACCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#486E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#486E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486E99

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486E99	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.081 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097b7',
    500: '#486e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486e99;
$custom-light: #8097b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.852,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52861,
    "c": 0.08079,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486E99

secondary

#B7A086

accent

#975CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486E99

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

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