#486FA5#486FA5

#486FA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.096 H 256.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486FA5
RGB	rgb(72, 111, 165)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 2.71, -33.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 33.30, 274.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% -0.022 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.096 256.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1461, 15.4620, 37.7763)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486FA5 #A57E48

analogous

#489EA5 #486FA5 #5048A5

triadic

#486FA5 #A5486F #6FA548

tetradic

#486FA5 #A5489E #A57E48 #48A550

square

#486FA5 #A5489E #A57E48 #48A550

split-complementary

#486FA5 #A55048 #9EA548

monochromatic

#233650 #35527A #486FA5 #6C8EBF #96AFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#486FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#486FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486FA5

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486FA5	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5972A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6AA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#067B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.096 256.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298c0',
    500: '#486fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486fa5;
$custom-light: #8298c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.839,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53722,
    "c": 0.09613,
    "h": 256.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486FA5

secondary

#BDA88C

accent

#9D59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486FA5

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

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