#487AA5#487AA5

#487AA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.086 H 246.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487AA5
RGB	rgb(72, 122, 165)
HSL	hsl(208, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(208, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.51, -3.90, -28.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.51, 28.38, 262.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% -0.035 -0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.086 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4211, 18.0120, 38.2013)
Luminance	0.1801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#487AA5 #A57348

analogous

#48A5A2 #487AA5 #484CA5

triadic

#487AA5 #A5487A #7AA548

tetradic

#487AA5 #A248A5 #A57348 #4CA548

square

#487AA5 #A248A5 #A57348 #4CA548

split-complementary

#487AA5 #A5484C #A5A248

monochromatic

#233B50 #355A7A #487AA5 #6C98BF #96B6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#487AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#487AA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487AA5

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487AA5	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B72A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 122, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.086 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a0c0',
    500: '#487aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487aa5;
$custom-light: #82a0c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.742,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56273,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487AA5

secondary

#BDA38C

accent

#8F59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #487AA5

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

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