#486EBD#486EBD

#486EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.131 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EBD
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 11.49, -45.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 47.05, 284.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% -0.0151 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.131 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4305, 16.2022, 50.3430)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EBD #BD9748

analogous

#48A8BD #486EBD #5C48BD

triadic

#486EBD #BD486E #6EBD48

tetradic

#486EBD #BD48A8 #BD9748 #48BD5C

square

#486EBD #BD48A8 #BD9748 #48BD5C

split-complementary

#486EBD #BD5C48 #A8BD48

monochromatic

#253A66 #355393 #486EBD #7592CD #A2B5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#486EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#486EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EBD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EBD	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B76C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.131 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597d1',
    500: '#486ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ebd;
$custom-light: #8597d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.513,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54894,
    "c": 0.13078,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EBD

secondary

#CAB997

accent

#AB51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EBD

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

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