#486EA4#486EA4

#486EA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.096 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA4
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 164)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 2.99, -33.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 33.27, 275.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% -0.0211 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.096 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9469, 15.2087, 37.2627)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA4 #A47E48

analogous

#489CA4 #486EA4 #5048A4

triadic

#486EA4 #A4486E #6EA448

tetradic

#486EA4 #A4489C #A47E48 #48A450

square

#486EA4 #A4489C #A47E48 #48A450

split-complementary

#486EA4 #A45048 #9CA448

monochromatic

#23354F #355179 #486EA4 #6B8DBE #96AED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#486EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#486EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA4

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA4	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D69A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A7A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.096 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297bf',
    500: '#486ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea4;
$custom-light: #8297bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.217,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53439,
    "c": 0.09579,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA4

secondary

#BDA88B

accent

#9E59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA4

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

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