#486EDB#486EDB

#486EDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.172 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486EDB
RGB	rgb(72, 110, 219)
HSL	hsl(224, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(224, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 49.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.06, 21.99, -59.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.06, 63.78, 290.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% -0.0105 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.172 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0302, 17.6420, 69.3010)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486EDB #DBB548

analogous

#48B7DB #486EDB #6C48DB

triadic

#486EDB #DB486E #6EDB48

tetradic

#486EDB #DB48B7 #DBB548 #48DB6C

square

#486EDB #DB48B7 #DBB548 #48DB6C

split-complementary

#486EDB #DB6C48 #B7DB48

monochromatic

#1C398D #264EC0 #486EDB #7B97E5 #AEBFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#486EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#486EDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486EDB

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486EDB	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F7CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 110, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.172 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97e7',
    500: '#486edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486edb;
$custom-light: #8b97e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.49,
    "s": 67.123,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56875,
    "c": 0.17209,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486EDB

secondary

#DDCEA2

accent

#BD3EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #486EDB

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

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