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#486ba2 color: San Marino

#486ba2 is rgb(72, 107, 162) in RGB and oklch(52.645% 0.09621 259.133) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

52.6%
0.096
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #486ba2

#486ba2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is San Marino (#4e6c9d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #486ba2 mixed with white

  1. 486ba2
  2. 5979ac
  3. 6a88b5
  4. 7c96bf
  5. 8ea5c8
  6. a0b3d1
  7. b3c2db
  8. c5d1e4
  9. d8e0ed
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #486ba2 mixed with black

  1. 486ba2
  2. 3d5c8c
  3. 334e77
  4. 293f63
  5. 1f324f
  6. 16253c
  7. 0d182a
  8. 060d19
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #486ba2 with less saturation

  1. 486ba2
  2. 4c6b9d
  3. 506c97
  4. 536c92
  5. 576c8c
  6. 5a6c87
  7. 5e6c81
  8. 616b7c
  9. 646b76
  10. 676b70

Questions about #486ba2

What color is #486ba2?

#486ba2 is soft blue. The closest named color is San Marino. In RGB it is rgb(72, 107, 162), in HSL hsl(216.67, 38.46%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.645% 0.09621 259.133).

What colors go well with #486ba2?

The complementary color of #486ba2 is #88631e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #197597 and #69619f. The triadic partners are #9b5254 and #4c7840.

Is white or black text more readable on #486ba2?

White text reads better on #486ba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #486ba2 a warm or cool color?

#486ba2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.096.