#487BA0#487BA0

#487BA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.080 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487BA0
RGB	rgb(72, 123, 160)
HSL	hsl(205, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(205, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 23.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, -6.09, -25.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 25.80, 256.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% -0.0379 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.08 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0983, 18.0803, 35.8924)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487BA0 #A06D48

analogous

#48A099 #487BA0 #484FA0

triadic

#487BA0 #A0487B #7BA048

tetradic

#487BA0 #9948A0 #A06D48 #4FA048

square

#487BA0 #9948A0 #A06D48 #4FA048

split-complementary

#487BA0 #A0484F #A09948

monochromatic

#223A4C #355B76 #487BA0 #6999BC #94B6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#487BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#487BA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487BA0

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487BA0	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B7BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F729F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B8487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 123, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.080 241.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a1bc',
    500: '#487ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ba0;
$custom-light: #81a1bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.227,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56267,
    "c": 0.07964,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487BA0

secondary

#BB9E89

accent

#8B5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #487BA0

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

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