#486EA7#486EA7

#486EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.100 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA7
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.07, 3.99, -34.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.07, 34.90, 276.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% -0.0203 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.1 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2210, 15.3184, 38.7064)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA7 #A78148

analogous

#489EA7 #486EA7 #5248A7

triadic

#486EA7 #A7486E #6EA748

tetradic

#486EA7 #A7489E #A78148 #48A752

square

#486EA7 #A7489E #A78148 #48A752

split-complementary

#486EA7 #A75248 #9EA748

monochromatic

#233651 #36527C #486EA7 #6C8EC0 #97AFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#486EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#486EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA7

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA7	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B69A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#017B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.100 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c1',
    500: '#486ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea7;
$custom-light: #8297c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 39.749,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53604,
    "c": 0.09996,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA7

secondary

#BEAA8C

accent

#A058D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA7

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

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