#486EBE#486EBE

#486EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.132 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EBE
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 11.84, -46.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 47.60, 284.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% -0.0149 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.132 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5395, 16.2457, 50.9166)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EBE #BE9848

analogous

#48A9BE #486EBE #5D48BE

triadic

#486EBE #BE486E #6EBE48

tetradic

#486EBE #BE48A9 #BE9848 #48BE5D

square

#486EBE #BE48A9 #BE9848 #48BE5D

split-complementary

#486EBE #BE5D48 #A9BE48

monochromatic

#253A67 #355394 #486EBE #7592CE #A2B6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#486EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#486EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EBE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EBE	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A76C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.132 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d2',
    500: '#486ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ebe;
$custom-light: #8697d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.678,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54956,
    "c": 0.13218,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EBE

secondary

#CBBA97

accent

#AC51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EBE

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

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