#486FBD#486FBD

#486FBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.130 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486FBD
RGB	rgb(72, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.52, 10.87, -45.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.52, 46.46, 283.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% -0.0162 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.13 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.5390, 16.4192, 50.3792)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486FBD #BD9648

analogous

#48A9BD #486FBD #5B48BD

triadic

#486FBD #BD486F #6FBD48

tetradic

#486FBD #BD48A9 #BD9648 #48BD5B

square

#486FBD #BD48A9 #BD9648 #48BD5B

split-complementary

#486FBD #BD5B48 #A9BD48

monochromatic

#253A66 #355493 #486FBD #7592CD #A2B6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#486FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#486FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486FBD

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486FBD	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.130 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597d1',
    500: '#486fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486fbd;
$custom-light: #8597d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55111,
    "c": 0.12959,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486FBD

secondary

#CAB997

accent

#AA51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486FBD

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

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