#486F9D Color

#486F9D is rgb(72, 111, 157) in RGB and hsl(212, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#486F9D

HEX#486F9D

RGBrgb(72, 111, 157)

HSLhsl(212, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(212, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.085 253.3)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 29%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #486F9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #486F9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#486F9D Complementary#9D7648 Analogous#489A9D Analogous#4B489D Triadic#9D4870 Triadic#709D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #486F9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B84B3 #7396BF #8FABCC #A8BED7 #C4D3E4 #DCE5EF

Shades

#3F6188 #355273 #2B435E #23374D #1A2838 #101923

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