#486FAD#486FAD
#486FAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.107 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486FAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 111, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.4%, 35.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.66, 5.39, -37.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.66, 37.63, 278.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.17% -0.0199 -0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.17% 0.107 259.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8971, 15.7624, 41.7318) |
| Luminance | 0.1576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.44
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 3.59
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.72
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.05
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.45
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486FAD #AD8648
analogous
#48A1AD #486FAD #5448AD
triadic
#486FAD #AD486F #6FAD48
tetradic
#486FAD #AD48A1 #AD8648 #48AD54
square
#486FAD #AD48A1 #AD8648 #48AD54
split-complementary
#486FAD #AD5448 #A1AD48
monochromatic
#243857 #365382 #486FAD #6F90C3 #9AB1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#486FAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#486FAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486FAD
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486FAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486FAD | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5574B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486AAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486fad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.107 259.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8398c6',
500: '#486fad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486fad; $custom-light: #8398c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486fad",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 111,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.832,
"s": 41.224,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54166,
"c": 0.10723,
"h": 259.3
},
"luminance": 0.15764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486FAD
secondary
#C1AE8F
accent
#A257D1
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#EFF2F8
border
#CACCD1
text
#0B0D13
muted
#7C7E82