#486EB8#486EB8

#486EB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.124 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EB8
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 184)
HSL	hsl(220, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 9.77, -43.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 44.26, 282.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% -0.0162 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.124 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8971, 15.9888, 47.5338)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EB8 #B89248

analogous

#48A6B8 #486EB8 #5A48B8

triadic

#486EB8 #B8486E #6EB848

tetradic

#486EB8 #B848A6 #B89248 #48B85A

square

#486EB8 #B848A6 #B89248 #48B85A

split-complementary

#486EB8 #B85A48 #A6B848

monochromatic

#253960 #36548C #486EB8 #7491C9 #A0B4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#486EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#486EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EB8

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EB8	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E75BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6BB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.124 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597ce',
    500: '#486eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486eb8;
$custom-light: #8597ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.643,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54588,
    "c": 0.12377,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EB8

secondary

#C7B695

accent

#A854D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EB8

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

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