#486EAF#486EAF

#486EAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.111 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EAF
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(218, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 6.69, -38.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 39.27, 279.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% -0.0182 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.111 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.9836, 15.6234, 42.7224)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EAF #AF8948

analogous

#48A1AF #486EAF #5548AF

triadic

#486EAF #AF486E #6EAF48

tetradic

#486EAF #AF48A1 #AF8948 #48AF55

square

#486EAF #AF48A1 #AF8948 #48AF55

split-complementary

#486EAF #AF5548 #A1AF48

monochromatic

#243758 #365384 #486EAF #708FC4 #9BB1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#486EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#486EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EAF

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EAF	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.111 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397c7',
    500: '#486eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486eaf;
$custom-light: #8397c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.864,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54056,
    "c": 0.11115,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EAF

secondary

#C2B090

accent

#A456D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EAF

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

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