#486EAE#486EAE

#486EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.110 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EAE
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 6.35, -38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 38.72, 279.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54% -0.0185 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.11 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8857, 15.5842, 42.2071)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EAE #AE8848

analogous

#48A1AE #486EAE #5548AE

triadic

#486EAE #AE486E #6EAE48

tetradic

#486EAE #AE48A1 #AE8848 #48AE55

square

#486EAE #AE48A1 #AE8848 #48AE55

split-complementary

#486EAE #AE5548 #A1AE48

monochromatic

#243757 #365383 #486EAE #708FC4 #9BB1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#486EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#486EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EAE

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EAE	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.110 260.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.647,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53999,
    "c": 0.10974,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EAE

secondary

#C2AF90

accent

#A457D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EAE

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

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