#486ECD#486ECD

#486ECD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.153 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486ECD
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 205)
HSL	hsl(223, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.18, 17.07, -53.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.18, 55.98, 287.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% -0.0123 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.153 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2640, 16.9356, 59.9995)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486ECD #CDA748

analogous

#48B1CD #486ECD #6548CD

triadic

#486ECD #CD486E #6ECD48

tetradic

#486ECD #CD48B1 #CDA748 #48CD65

square

#486ECD #CD48B1 #CDA748 #48CD65

split-complementary

#486ECD #CD6548 #B1CD48

monochromatic

#213A79 #2E52A9 #486ECD #7894DA #A8BAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#486ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#486ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486ECD

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486ECD	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E79D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.153 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897dd',
    500: '#486ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ecd;
$custom-light: #8897dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55921,
    "c": 0.153,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486ECD

secondary

#D5C49C

accent

#B547E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486ECD

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

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