#486EB2#486EB2

#486EB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.115 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EB2
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 178)
HSL	hsl(218, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 38.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 7.71, -40.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 40.93, 280.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% -0.0175 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.115 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2815, 15.7425, 44.2915)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EB2 #B28C48

analogous

#48A3B2 #486EB2 #5748B2

triadic

#486EB2 #B2486E #6EB248

tetradic

#486EB2 #B248A3 #B28C48 #48B257

square

#486EB2 #B248A3 #B28C48 #48B257

split-complementary

#486EB2 #B25748 #A3B248

monochromatic

#25385B #365386 #486EB2 #7190C6 #9DB2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#486EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#486EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EB2

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EB2	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5174B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.115 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497c9',
    500: '#486eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486eb2;
$custom-light: #8497c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.491,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54231,
    "c": 0.11535,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EB2

secondary

#C4B292

accent

#A656D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EB2

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

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