#487AAE#487AAE

#487AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.098 H 250.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487AAE
RGB	rgb(72, 122, 174)
HSL	hsl(211, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, -0.94, -32.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 32.72, 268.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% -0.0321 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.098 250.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2693, 18.3513, 42.6683)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487AAE #AE7C48

analogous

#48ADAE #487AAE #4948AE

triadic

#487AAE #AE487A #7AAE48

tetradic

#487AAE #AE48AD #AE7C48 #48AE49

square

#487AAE #AE48AD #AE7C48 #48AE49

split-complementary

#487AAE #AE4948 #ADAE48

monochromatic

#243D57 #365C83 #487AAE #7099C4 #9BB8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#487AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#487AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487AAE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487AAE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5772AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 122, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.098 250.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a0c6',
    500: '#487aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487aae;
$custom-light: #83a0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.588,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5673,
    "c": 0.09751,
    "h": 250.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487AAE

secondary

#C2A990

accent

#9557D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487AAE

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

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