#486fc4

Color #486fc4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.58 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#486fc4

RGB

rgb(72, 111, 196)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 51.2%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 63.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.3%, 43.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(47.92, 13.3, -48.57)

LCH

lch(47.92, 50.36, 285.31)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.1393, 263.9)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 28.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c49d48

Analogous

#48adc4

#486fc4

#5f48c4

Triadic

#486fc4

#c4486f

#6fc448

Split-complementary

#486fc4

#c45f48

#adc448

Tetradic

#486fc4

#9d48c4

#c49d48

#6fc448

Square

#486fc4

#c448ad

#c49d48

#48c45f

Shades

Color #486fc4 mixed toward black.

#365aa9

#2c4887

#213665

#162443

#0b1222

Tints

Color #486fc4 mixed toward white.

#6687ce

#859fd8

#a3b7e1

#c2cfeb

#e0e7f5

Tones

Color #486fc4 mixed toward gray.

#5273ba

#5d77af

#677aa5

#717e9b

#7c8290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5cb4 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#5956b0 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#4ba6a3 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 23.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #486fc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#486fc4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#486fc4 (#486fc4) is rgb(72, 111, 196) in RGB.

No, #486fc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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