#486EA2#486EA2

#486EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.093 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA2
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 2.33, -32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 32.20, 274.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0217 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.093 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7677, 15.1370, 36.3189)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA2 #A27C48

analogous

#489BA2 #486EA2 #4F48A2

triadic

#486EA2 #A2486E #6EA248

tetradic

#486EA2 #A2489B #A27C48 #48A24F

square

#486EA2 #A2489B #A27C48 #48A24F

split-complementary

#486EA2 #A24F48 #9BA248

monochromatic

#22344D #355178 #486EA2 #6A8DBD #95AED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#486EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#486EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA2

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA2	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E69A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F7A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.093 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197be',
    500: '#486ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea2;
$custom-light: #8197be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.667,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53331,
    "c": 0.09303,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA2

secondary

#BCA78A

accent

#9D59CE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA2

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

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