#486B8E Color

#486B8E is rgb(72, 107, 142) in RGB and hsl(210, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#486B8E

HEX#486B8E

RGBrgb(72, 107, 142)

HSLhsl(210, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(210, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.069 249.3)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 25%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #486B8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #486B8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#486B8E Complementary#8E6B48 Analogous#488E8E Analogous#48488E Triadic#8E486B Triadic#6B8E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #486B8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#557FAA #7194B7 #8CA8C5 #A7BDD3 #C2D1E0 #DDE6EE

Shades

#3F5E7D #354F69 #2C4258 #223344 #1A2633 #0F171F

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