#486FB3#486FB3

#486FB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.116 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486FB3
RGB	rgb(72, 111, 179)
HSL	hsl(218, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 38%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 7.43, -40.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 40.92, 280.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% -0.0184 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.116 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.4908, 15.9999, 44.8583)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486FB3 #B38C48

analogous

#48A5B3 #486FB3 #5748B3

triadic

#486FB3 #B3486F #6FB348

tetradic

#486FB3 #B348A5 #B38C48 #48B357

square

#486FB3 #B348A5 #B38C48 #48B357

split-complementary

#486FB3 #B35748 #A5B348

monochromatic

#25395C #365487 #486FB3 #7291C6 #9EB3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#486FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#486FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486FB3

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486FB3	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5275B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.116 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8498ca',
    500: '#486fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486fb3;
$custom-light: #8498ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.131,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54512,
    "c": 0.1156,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486FB3

secondary

#C4B292

accent

#A555D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486FB3

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

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