#486EA5#486EA5

#486EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.097 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA5
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 3.32, -33.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 33.81, 275.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% -0.0209 -0.0949)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.097 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0376, 15.2450, 37.7402)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA5 #A57F48

analogous

#489DA5 #486EA5 #5148A5

triadic

#486EA5 #A5486E #6EA548

tetradic

#486EA5 #A5489D #A57F48 #48A551

square

#486EA5 #A5489D #A57F48 #48A551

split-complementary

#486EA5 #A55148 #9DA548

monochromatic

#233550 #35527A #486EA5 #6C8EBF #96AED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#486EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#486EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA5

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA5	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C69A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#077A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.097 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c0',
    500: '#486ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea5;
$custom-light: #8297c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.484,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53494,
    "c": 0.09718,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA5

secondary

#BDA98C

accent

#9F59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA5

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

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