#487AB2#487AB2

#487AB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.103 H 252.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487AB2
RGB	rgb(72, 122, 178)
HSL	hsl(212, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 31.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.11, 0.39, -34.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.11, 34.72, 270.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% -0.0309 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.103 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6650, 18.5096, 44.7526)
Luminance	0.1851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487AB2 #B28048

analogous

#48AFB2 #487AB2 #4B48B2

triadic

#487AB2 #B2487A #7AB248

tetradic

#487AB2 #B248AF #B28048 #48B24B

square

#487AB2 #B248AF #B28048 #48B24B

split-complementary

#487AB2 #B24B48 #AFB248

monochromatic

#253E5B #365C86 #487AB2 #7199C6 #9DB9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#487AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#487AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487AB2

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487AB2	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5573B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 122, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.103 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a0c9',
    500: '#487ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ab2;
$custom-light: #84a0c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.698,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5694,
    "c": 0.10271,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487AB2

secondary

#C4AC92

accent

#9756D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487AB2

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

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