All About Color #486DAD

#486DAD

About #486DAD

#486DAD is a medium blue color with the hex code #486DAD. In RGB it is red 72, green 109, blue 173; in HSL it is hue 218°, saturation 41%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 58%, 37%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 5.16:1 on white and 4.07:1 on black.

#486DAD Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 6D, AD
CMYK58.38%, 36.99%, 0.00%, 32.16%
RGB Decimal72, 109, 173
HSL218°, 41%, 48%
RGB Octal110, 155, 255
HSV (HSB)218.02°, 58.38%, 67.84%
RGB Binary1001000, 1101101, 10101101
CIE-L*AB46.09, 6.64, -38.16
RGB Percent28.24%, 42.75%, 67.84%
CIE-L*CH46.09, 38.73, 279.87
XYZ15.68, 15.33, 41.67
CIE-L*UV46.09, -17.12, -57.55
xyY0.22, 0.21, 15.33
Hunter-Lab39.16, 2.97, -35.68
RYB28.24%, 38.85%, 67.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#486DAD on a dark background: contrast 4.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#486DAD on a light background: contrast 5.16:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#486DAD · #859FCC · #2D446C · #AD8848 · #CCB285

Analogous palette

#48AD88 · #489FAD · #486DAD · #5648AD · #8848AD

Triadic palette

#486DAD · #AD486D · #6DAD48 · #859FCC · #CC859F

Tetradic palette

#486DAD · #AD489F · #AD8848 · #48AD56 · #2D446C

Monochromatic palette

#1B2941 · #324B77 · #486DAD · #7A96C7 · #B0C1DE

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