#486FBE#486FBE
#486FBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.131 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486FBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 111, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 41.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.58, 11.21, -45.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.58, 47.02, 283.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.17% -0.016 -0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.17% 0.131 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6480, 16.4627, 50.9528) |
| Luminance | 0.1646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.66
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.86
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.17
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.73
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.96
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486FBE #BE9748
analogous
#48AABE #486FBE #5C48BE
triadic
#486FBE #BE486F #6FBE48
tetradic
#486FBE #BE48AA #BE9748 #48BE5C
square
#486FBE #BE48AA #BE9748 #48BE5C
split-complementary
#486FBE #BE5C48 #AABE48
monochromatic
#253B67 #355494 #486FBE #7593CE #A2B6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#486FBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#486FBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486FBE
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486FBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486FBE | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.29 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C77C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B6CBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00818D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486fbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.131 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8697d2',
500: '#486fbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486fbe; $custom-light: #8697d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486fbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 111,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.169,
"s": 47.581,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55173,
"c": 0.13098,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.16464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486FBE
secondary
#CBBA97
accent
#AB51D7
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F9
border
#CBCCD2
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E82