#486E99 Color

#486E99 is rgb(72, 110, 153) in RGB and hsl(212, 36%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#486E99

HEX#486E99

RGBrgb(72, 110, 153)

HSLhsl(212, 36%, 44%)

HSVhsv(212, 53%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.081 252.4)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 28%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #486E99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #486E99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#486E99 Complementary#997348 Analogous#489699 Analogous#4B4899 Triadic#99486E Triadic#6E9948

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #486E99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5982B1 #7194BC #8DA9C9 #A8BED6 #C4D3E3 #DCE5EF

Shades

#3E5F84 #365272 #2C435E #223449 #182534 #101923

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