#486EA0#486EA0

#486EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.090 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA0
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(214, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 1.67, -31.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 31.13, 273.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% -0.0223 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.09 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5914, 15.0665, 35.3901)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA0 #A07A48

analogous

#489AA0 #486EA0 #4E48A0

triadic

#486EA0 #A0486E #6EA048

tetradic

#486EA0 #A0489A #A07A48 #48A04E

square

#486EA0 #A0489A #A07A48 #48A04E

split-complementary

#486EA0 #A04E48 #9AA048

monochromatic

#22344C #355176 #486EA0 #698DBC #94ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#486EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#486EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA0

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA0	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A71A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F689F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#137980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.090 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197bc',
    500: '#486ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea0;
$custom-light: #8197bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.091,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53224,
    "c": 0.09028,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA0

secondary

#BBA589

accent

#9C5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA0

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

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