#486c98

Color #486c98

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.85 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#486c98

RGB

rgb(72, 108, 152)

HSL

hsl(213, 35.7%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 52.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(44.76, 0.28, -27.87)

LCH

lch(44.76, 27.87, 270.58)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0813, 254.08)

HWB

hwb(213, 28.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#987448

Analogous

#489498

#486c98

#4c4898

Triadic

#486c98

#98486c

#6c9848

Split-complementary

#486c98

#984c48

#949848

Tetradic

#486c98

#744898

#987448

#6c9848

Square

#486c98

#984894

#987448

#48984c

Shades

Color #486c98 mixed toward black.

#3c5a7f

#304865

#24364c

#182433

#0c1219

Tints

Color #486c98 mixed toward white.

#5d84b2

#7e9cc2

#9eb5d1

#becee0

#dfe6f0

Tones

Color #486c98 mixed toward gray.

#4f6d91

#556d8b

#5c6e84

#636f7d

#696f77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a8f · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#58558d · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#4a8785 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #486c98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#486c98]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#486c98 (#486c98) is rgb(72, 108, 152) in RGB.

No, #486c98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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