#486EA1#486EA1

#486EA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.092 H 256.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA1
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(214, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 2.00, -31.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 31.67, 273.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% -0.022 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.092 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6792, 15.1016, 35.8527)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA1 #A17B48

analogous

#489AA1 #486EA1 #4E48A1

triadic

#486EA1 #A1486E #6EA148

tetradic

#486EA1 #A1489A #A17B48 #48A14E

square

#486EA1 #A1489A #A17B48 #48A14E

split-complementary

#486EA1 #A14E48 #9AA148

monochromatic

#22344C #355177 #486EA1 #6A8DBC #94ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#486EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#486EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA1

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA1	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E69A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#117980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.092 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197bd',
    500: '#486ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea1;
$custom-light: #8197bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.382,
    "s": 38.197,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53278,
    "c": 0.09165,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA1

secondary

#BBA68A

accent

#9C5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA1

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

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