#486EC2#486EC2

#486EC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.138 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EC2
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 194)
HSL	hsl(221, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.52, 13.23, -48.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.52, 49.84, 285.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% -0.0142 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.138 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9826, 16.4230, 53.2508)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EC2 #C29C48

analogous

#48ABC2 #486EC2 #5F48C2

triadic

#486EC2 #C2486E #6EC248

tetradic

#486EC2 #C248AB #C29C48 #48C25F

square

#486EC2 #C248AB #C29C48 #48C25F

split-complementary

#486EC2 #C25F48 #ABC248

monochromatic

#243A6C #33539A #486EC2 #7692D1 #A4B7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#486EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#486EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EC2

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EC2	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4777C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.138 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d5',
    500: '#486ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ec2;
$custom-light: #8697d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.311,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55208,
    "c": 0.13775,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EC2

secondary

#CEBD98

accent

#AE4EDA

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EC2

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

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