#487BAE#487BAE

#487BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.097 H 249.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487BAE
RGB	rgb(72, 123, 174)
HSL	hsl(210, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(210, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 29.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.21, -1.54, -32.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.21, 32.28, 267.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% -0.0333 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.097 249.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3927, 18.5981, 42.7094)
Luminance	0.1860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487BAE #AE7B48

analogous

#48AEAE #487BAE #4848AE

triadic

#487BAE #AE487B #7BAE48

tetradic

#487BAE #AE48AE #AE7B48 #48AE48

square

#487BAE #AE48AE #AE7B48 #48AE48

split-complementary

#487BAE #AE4848 #AEAE48

monochromatic

#243E57 #365C83 #487BAE #709AC4 #9BB8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#487BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#487BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487BAE

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487BAE	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5873AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 123, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.097 249.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a1c6',
    500: '#487bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487bae;
$custom-light: #83a1c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56961,
    "c": 0.09663,
    "h": 249.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487BAE

secondary

#C2A990

accent

#9457D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487BAE

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

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