#486EB5#486EB5

#486EB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.120 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EB5
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 181)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 39.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 8.74, -41.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 42.59, 281.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% -0.0168 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.12 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5860, 15.8643, 45.8952)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EB5 #B58F48

analogous

#48A4B5 #486EB5 #5948B5

triadic

#486EB5 #B5486E #6EB548

tetradic

#486EB5 #B548A4 #B58F48 #48B559

square

#486EB5 #B548A4 #B58F48 #48B559

split-complementary

#486EB5 #B55948 #A4B548

monochromatic

#25395D #375389 #486EB5 #7390C7 #9FB3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#486EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#486EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EB5

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EB5	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.120 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497cb',
    500: '#486eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486eb5;
$custom-light: #8497cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.083,
    "s": 43.083,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54408,
    "c": 0.11956,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EB5

secondary

#C5B493

accent

#A755D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EB5

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

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