#486EA8#486EA8

#486EA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.101 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA8
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 4.33, -35.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 35.44, 277.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% -0.02 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.101 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3138, 15.3555, 39.1951)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA8 #A88248

analogous

#489EA8 #486EA8 #5248A8

triadic

#486EA8 #A8486E #6EA848

tetradic

#486EA8 #A8489E #A88248 #48A852

square

#486EA8 #A8489E #A88248 #48A852

split-complementary

#486EA8 #A85248 #9EA848

monochromatic

#233652 #36527D #486EA8 #6D8EC0 #98AFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#486EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#486EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA8

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA8	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5672AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.101 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c2',
    500: '#486ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea8;
$custom-light: #8297c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.25,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53659,
    "c": 0.10135,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA8

secondary

#BFAB8D

accent

#A058D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA8

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

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