#486FA9#486FA9

#486FA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.102 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486FA9
RGB	rgb(72, 111, 169)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 34.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 4.05, -35.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 35.45, 276.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% -0.0209 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.102 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5159, 15.6099, 39.7238)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486FA9 #A98248

analogous

#48A0A9 #486FA9 #5148A9

triadic

#486FA9 #A9486F #6FA948

tetradic

#486FA9 #A948A0 #A98248 #48A951

square

#486FA9 #A948A0 #A98248 #48A951

split-complementary

#486FA9 #A95148 #A0A948

monochromatic

#233753 #36537E #486FA9 #6D8FC1 #98B0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#486FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#486FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486FA9

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486FA9	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5773AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.102 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298c3',
    500: '#486fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486fa9;
$custom-light: #8298c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.876,
    "s": 40.249,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53942,
    "c": 0.10166,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486FA9

secondary

#BFAB8D

accent

#A058D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486FA9

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

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