#486EA9#486EA9

#486EA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.103 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EA9
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 4.66, -35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 35.98, 277.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% -0.0198 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.103 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4074, 15.3929, 39.6876)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EA9 #A98348

analogous

#489FA9 #486EA9 #5348A9

triadic

#486EA9 #A9486E #6EA948

tetradic

#486EA9 #A9489F #A98348 #48A953

square

#486EA9 #A9489F #A98348 #48A953

split-complementary

#486EA9 #A95348 #9FA948

monochromatic

#233653 #36527E #486EA9 #6D8EC1 #98AFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#486EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#486EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EA9

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EA9	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5672AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.103 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c3',
    500: '#486ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ea9;
$custom-light: #8297c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.495,
    "s": 40.249,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53715,
    "c": 0.10274,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EA9

secondary

#BFAC8D

accent

#A158D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EA9

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

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