#487B96#487B96

#487B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.069 H 233.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487B96
RGB	rgb(72, 123, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 18%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, -9.22, -19.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 21.88, 245.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% -0.0416 -0.0551)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.069 233)
XYZ	xyz(15.2585, 17.7444, 31.4692)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#487B96 #966348

analogous

#48968A #487B96 #485496

triadic

#487B96 #96487B #7B9648

tetradic

#487B96 #8A4896 #966348 #549648

square

#487B96 #8A4896 #966348 #549648

split-complementary

#487B96 #964854 #968A48

monochromatic

#203743 #34596D #487B96 #669AB5 #8FB5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#487B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#487B96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #487B96

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##487B96	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C8284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 123, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.069 233.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a1b5',
    500: '#487b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487b96;
$custom-light: #80a1b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.769,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55808,
    "c": 0.06905,
    "h": 233
  },
  "luminance": 0.17746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487B96

secondary

#B59585

accent

#835DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #487B96

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

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