#486FCB#486FCB
#486FCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486FCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 111, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 45.3%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.33, 15.74, -51.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.33, 54.26, 286.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56% -0.0136 -0.1484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.149 264.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1327, 17.0566, 58.7723) |
| Luminance | 0.1706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.36
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.35
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.13
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.51
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.09
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486FCB #CBA448
analogous
#48B1CB #486FCB #6348CB
triadic
#486FCB #CB486F #6FCB48
tetradic
#486FCB #CB48B1 #CBA448 #48CB63
square
#486FCB #CB48B1 #CBA448 #48CB63
split-complementary
#486FCB #CB6348 #B1CB48
monochromatic
#223B77 #2F53A6 #486FCB #7895D9 #A7BAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.76
#486FCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.41
#486FCB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486FCB
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486FCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486FCB | 1.00 | 4.76 | 4.41 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4279CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B6DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486fcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 111, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 264.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8897db',
500: '#486fcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486fcb; $custom-light: #8897db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486fcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 111,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.137,
"s": 55.745,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55999,
"c": 0.14903,
"h": 264.7
},
"luminance": 0.17058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486FCB
secondary
#D3C39B
accent
#B249DF
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F2FB
border
#CBCCD4
text
#0C0D15
muted
#7D7E83