#486EBC#486EBC

#486EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.129 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EBC
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 11.15, -45.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 46.49, 283.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% -0.0153 -0.1285)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.129 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3224, 16.1589, 49.7733)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EBC #BC9648

analogous

#48A8BC #486EBC #5C48BC

triadic

#486EBC #BC486E #6EBC48

tetradic

#486EBC #BC48A8 #BC9648 #48BC5C

square

#486EBC #BC48A8 #BC9648 #48BC5C

split-complementary

#486EBC #BC5C48 #A8BC48

monochromatic

#253A65 #355392 #486EBC #7591CC #A2B5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#486EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#486EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EBC

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EBC	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B76BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.129 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597d0',
    500: '#486ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ebc;
$custom-light: #8597d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.345,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54833,
    "c": 0.12937,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EBC

secondary

#CAB996

accent

#AB52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EBC

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

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