#486F9B#486F9B

#486F9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.083 H 252.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486F9B
RGB	rgb(72, 111, 155)
HSL	hsl(212, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, -0.57, -28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 28.05, 268.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% -0.025 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.083 252.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2713, 15.1120, 33.1689)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486F9B #9B7448

analogous

#48999B #486F9B #4A489B

triadic

#486F9B #9B486F #6F9B48

tetradic

#486F9B #9B4899 #9B7448 #489B4A

square

#486F9B #9B4899 #9B7448 #489B4A

split-complementary

#486F9B #9B4A48 #999B48

monochromatic

#213347 #355171 #486F9B #688EB9 #91ADCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#486F9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#486F9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486F9B

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486F9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486F9B	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D719D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53699A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486f9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.083 252.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198b8',
    500: '#486f9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486f9b;
$custom-light: #8198b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486f9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.807,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53196,
    "c": 0.08254,
    "h": 252.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486F9B

secondary

#B8A187

accent

#975BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486F9B

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

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