#487B97#487B97

#487B97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.070 H 234.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487B97
RGB	rgb(72, 123, 151)
HSL	hsl(201, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 18.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, -8.92, -20.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 22.24, 246.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% -0.0412 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.07 234)
XYZ	xyz(15.3393, 17.7768, 31.8951)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487B97 #976448

analogous

#48978B #487B97 #485397

triadic

#487B97 #97487B #7B9748

tetradic

#487B97 #8B4897 #976448 #539748

square

#487B97 #8B4897 #976448 #539748

split-complementary

#487B97 #974853 #978B48

monochromatic

#203744 #34596E #487B97 #669AB6 #90B5CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#487B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#487B97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #487B97

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##487B97	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B8284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 123, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.070 234.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a1b5',
    500: '#487b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487b97;
$custom-light: #80a1b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.266,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55853,
    "c": 0.07003,
    "h": 234
  },
  "luminance": 0.17778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487B97

secondary

#B69685

accent

#845CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #487B97

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

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