#486EA3#486EA3

#486EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.094 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA3
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 163)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 2.66, -32.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 32.74, 274.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% -0.0214 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.094 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8570, 15.1727, 36.7889)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA3 #A37D48

analogous

#489BA3 #486EA3 #4F48A3

triadic

#486EA3 #A3486E #6EA348

tetradic

#486EA3 #A3489B #A37D48 #48A34F

square

#486EA3 #A3489B #A37D48 #48A34F

split-complementary

#486EA3 #A34F48 #9BA348

monochromatic

#22354E #355179 #486EA3 #6B8DBD #95AED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#486EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#486EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA3

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA3	1.00	5.20	4.03	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D69A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D7A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.094 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297be',
    500: '#486ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea3;
$custom-light: #8297be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.945,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53385,
    "c": 0.0944,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA3

secondary

#BCA78B

accent

#9E59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA3

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

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