#486EB4#486EB4

#486EB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.118 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EB4
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 180)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 8.39, -41.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 42.04, 281.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% -0.0171 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.118 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4838, 15.8235, 45.3567)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EB4 #B48E48

analogous

#48A4B4 #486EB4 #5848B4

triadic

#486EB4 #B4486E #6EB448

tetradic

#486EB4 #B448A4 #B48E48 #48B458

square

#486EB4 #B448A4 #B48E48 #48B458

split-complementary

#486EB4 #B45848 #A4B448

monochromatic

#25395D #375388 #486EB4 #7290C7 #9EB3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#486EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#486EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EB4

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EB4	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.118 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497cb',
    500: '#486eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486eb4;
$custom-light: #8497cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.889,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54349,
    "c": 0.11816,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EB4

secondary

#C5B393

accent

#A655D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EB4

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

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