#486EAD#486EAD

#486EAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.108 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EAD
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 6.01, -37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 38.17, 279.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% -0.0187 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.108 260)
XYZ	xyz(15.7886, 15.5454, 41.6956)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EAD #AD8748

analogous

#48A0AD #486EAD #5548AD

triadic

#486EAD #AD486E #6EAD48

tetradic

#486EAD #AD48A0 #AD8748 #48AD55

square

#486EAD #AD48A0 #AD8748 #48AD55

split-complementary

#486EAD #AD5548 #A0AD48

monochromatic

#243757 #365382 #486EAD #6F8FC3 #9AB0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#486EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#486EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EAD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EAD	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.108 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397c6',
    500: '#486ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ead;
$custom-light: #8397c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.426,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53941,
    "c": 0.10834,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.15547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EAD

secondary

#C1AF8F

accent

#A357D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EAD

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

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