#487A99#487A99

#487A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.072 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487A99
RGB	rgb(72, 122, 153)
HSL	hsl(203, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(203, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 20.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, -7.72, -21.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 23.21, 250.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% -0.0392 -0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.072 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3797, 17.5954, 32.7166)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487A99 #996748

analogous

#489990 #487A99 #485299

triadic

#487A99 #99487A #7A9948

tetradic

#487A99 #904899 #996748 #529948

square

#487A99 #904899 #996748 #529948

split-complementary

#487A99 #994852 #999048

monochromatic

#213846 #34596F #487A99 #6799B7 #90B5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#487A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#487A99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #487A99

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##487A99	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C799B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#198284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 122, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.072 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a0b7',
    500: '#487a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487a99;
$custom-light: #81a0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.963,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55703,
    "c": 0.07247,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487A99

secondary

#B79986

accent

#875CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #487A99

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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