#486FAE#486FAE

#486FAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.109 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486FAE
RGB	rgb(72, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 5.73, -37.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 38.18, 278.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% -0.0196 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.109 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.9942, 15.8012, 42.2433)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486FAE #AE8748

analogous

#48A2AE #486FAE #5448AE

triadic

#486FAE #AE486F #6FAE48

tetradic

#486FAE #AE48A2 #AE8748 #48AE54

square

#486FAE #AE48A2 #AE8748 #48AE54

split-complementary

#486FAE #AE5448 #A2AE48

monochromatic

#243857 #365383 #486FAE #7090C4 #9BB1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#486FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#486FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486FAE

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486FAE	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5574B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.109 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c6',
    500: '#486fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486fae;
$custom-light: #8398c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.059,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54223,
    "c": 0.10862,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486FAE

secondary

#C2AF90

accent

#A257D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486FAE

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

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