#486B8E Hex Color

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#486b8e is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, ashy, very unsaturated, cold, cool, blue and blueish. It is a shade of blue. The hex code is #486b8e.

Questions about #486b8e

What is #486b8e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #486b8e is rgb(72, 107, 142), in HSL hsl(210, 33%, 42%) and in CMYK 49%, 25%, 0%, 44%.
Is #486b8e readable on white or black?
#486b8e has a 5.57:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.76:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.