Palettes / Colors / #486DFF

#486DFF — Vivid Blue

#486DFF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #486DFF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#486DFF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFDA47; it also sits naturally between #47C8FF and #7E47FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 43% · Blue 100%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #486DFF

.text { color: #486DFF; }
.background { background-color: #486DFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #486DFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 109, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 100%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #486DFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 109, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #486DFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 109, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#486DFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#486DFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDA47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #486DFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #486DFF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #486DFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #486DFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #486DFE  ·  #486E00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #486DFF?

#486DFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 72, 109, 255). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #486DFF?

#486DFF is RGB 72, 109, 255 — HSL 228°, 100%, 64% — CMYK 72%, 57%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #486DFF?

Its complement is #FFDA47; analogous partners are #47C8FF and #7E47FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #486DFF for text?

Black text on #486DFF has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.