#487AB8#487AB8

#487AB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.111 H 254.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487AB8
RGB	rgb(72, 122, 184)
HSL	hsl(213, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(213, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.40, 2.41, -37.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.40, 37.80, 273.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.26% -0.0292 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(57.26% 0.111 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2807, 18.7558, 47.9950)
Luminance	0.1876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487AB8 #B88648

analogous

#48B2B8 #487AB8 #4E48B8

triadic

#487AB8 #B8487A #7AB848

tetradic

#487AB8 #B848B2 #B88648 #48B84E

square

#487AB8 #B848B2 #B88648 #48B84E

split-complementary

#487AB8 #B84E48 #B2B848

monochromatic

#254060 #365D8C #487AB8 #749AC9 #A0BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#487AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#487AB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487AB8

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487AB8	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5173B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008890

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 122, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.111 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a0cd',
    500: '#487ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ab8;
$custom-light: #85a0cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.214,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57264,
    "c": 0.11061,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487AB8

secondary

#C7B195

accent

#9B54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487AB8

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

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