#486EB6#486EB6

#486EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.121 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EB6
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 182)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 39.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 9.08, -42.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 43.15, 282.15°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% -0.0166 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.121 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6890, 15.9055, 46.4375)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EB6 #B69048

analogous

#48A5B6 #486EB6 #5948B6

triadic

#486EB6 #B6486E #6EB648

tetradic

#486EB6 #B648A5 #B69048 #48B659

square

#486EB6 #B648A5 #B69048 #48B659

split-complementary

#486EB6 #B65948 #A5B648

monochromatic

#25395E #37538A #486EB6 #7391C8 #9FB3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#486EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#486EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EB6

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EB6	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F75B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.121 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497cc',
    500: '#486eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486eb6;
$custom-light: #8497cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.273,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54468,
    "c": 0.12097,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EB6

secondary

#C6B594

accent

#A755D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EB6

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

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