#486EB3#486EB3

#486EB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.117 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EB3
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 8.05, -40.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 41.48, 281.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% -0.0173 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.117 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3823, 15.7829, 44.8222)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EB3 #B38D48

analogous

#48A3B3 #486EB3 #5848B3

triadic

#486EB3 #B3486E #6EB348

tetradic

#486EB3 #B348A3 #B38D48 #48B358

square

#486EB3 #B348A3 #B38D48 #48B358

split-complementary

#486EB3 #B35848 #A3B348

monochromatic

#25385C #365387 #486EB3 #7290C6 #9EB2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#486EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#486EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EB3

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EB3	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5174B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.117 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497ca',
    500: '#486eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486eb3;
$custom-light: #8497ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.692,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5429,
    "c": 0.11676,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EB3

secondary

#C4B392

accent

#A655D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EB3

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

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