#486D8E Color

#486D8E is rgb(72, 109, 142) in RGB, hsl(208, 33%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 23%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Blue (#436B95), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#486D8E

HEX#486D8E

RGBrgb(72, 109, 142)

HSLhsl(208, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(208, 49%, 56%)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 23%, 0%, 44%)

OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.067 246.4)

LABlab(44.30% -6.27 -22.57)

LCHlch(44.30% 23.42 254.47)

What #486D8E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #486D8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 5.4 Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 10.59 Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 11.04 Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 11.43 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 11.8 Sea Blue#006994ΔE 11.92

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#486D8E Channel Values

How #486D8E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 72 · G 109 · B 142	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 208° · S 33% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 208° · S 49% · V 56%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 49% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 44%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.45:1 vs white · 3.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #486D8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #486D8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #486D8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #486D8E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #486D8E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#486D8E

Protanopia#68688E

Protanomaly#5D6A8E

Deuteranopia#63638F

Deuteranomaly#59678E

Tritanopia#3F7272

Tritanomaly#43707E

Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #486D8E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-486d8e: #486D8E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #486D8E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-486d8e': '#486D8E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.427, blue: 0.557)

Android XML<color name="color_486d8e">#486D8E</color>

SVG fillfill="#486D8E"

More Blue Colors

#486D8E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#486D8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #486D8E?

#486D8E is a mid-tone blue — rgb(72, 109, 142) in RGB and hsl(208, 33%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Blue (#436B95), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #486D8E?

#486D8E is rgb(72, 109, 142) — red 72, green 109, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #486D8E?

#486D8E converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 23%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #486D8E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #486D8E scores 5.45:1 against white and 3.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #486D8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #486D8E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 13, which is visibly different.

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