#487AAD#487AAD

#487AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.096 H 250.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487AAD
RGB	rgb(72, 122, 173)
HSL	hsl(210, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(210, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 29.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, -1.27, -32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 32.22, 267.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% -0.0324 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.096 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1721, 18.3124, 42.1568)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487AAD #AD7B48

analogous

#48ACAD #487AAD #4948AD

triadic

#487AAD #AD487A #7AAD48

tetradic

#487AAD #AD48AC #AD7B48 #48AD49

square

#487AAD #AD48AC #AD7B48 #48AD49

split-complementary

#487AAD #AD4948 #ACAD48

monochromatic

#243D57 #365C82 #487AAD #6F99C3 #9AB7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#487AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#487AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487AAD

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487AAD	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5772AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 122, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.096 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a0c5',
    500: '#487aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487aad;
$custom-light: #83a0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.297,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56678,
    "c": 0.09624,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487AAD

secondary

#C1A98F

accent

#9557D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487AAD

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

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