All About Color #486C8E

#486C8E

About #486C8E

#486C8E is a medium blue color with the hex code #486C8E. In RGB it is red 72, green 108, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 33%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 49%, 24%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 5.51:1 on white and 3.81:1 on black.

#486C8E Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 6C, 8E
CMYK49.30%, 23.94%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal72, 108, 142
HSL209°, 33%, 42%
RGB Octal110, 154, 216
HSV (HSB)209.14°, 49.30%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1001000, 1101100, 10001110
CIE-L*AB44.31, -2.90, -22.62
RGB Percent28.24%, 42.35%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH44.31, 22.81, 262.70
XYZ12.92, 14.06, 27.62
CIE-L*UV44.31, -16.89, -32.12
xyY0.24, 0.26, 14.06
Hunter-Lab37.49, -4.11, -17.44
RYB28.24%, 37.56%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#486C8E on a dark background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#486C8E on a light background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #486C8E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#486C8E · #779ABB · #293E51 · #8E6A48 · #BB9877

Analogous palette

#488E6A · #488E8D · #486C8E · #48498E · #6A488E

Triadic palette

#486C8E · #8E486C · #6C8E48 · #779ABB · #BB779A

Tetradic palette

#486C8E · #8D488E · #8E6A48 · #498E48 · #293E51

Monochromatic palette

#151F29 · #2E465C · #486C8E · #6D93B6 · #A0B8CF

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