#487BB0#487BB0

#487BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.099 H 250.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487BB0
RGB	rgb(72, 123, 176)
HSL	hsl(211, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.31, -0.88, -33.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.31, 33.27, 268.49°)
OKLab	oklab(57.06% -0.0326 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(57.06% 0.099 250.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.5891, 18.6767, 43.7439)
Luminance	0.1868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487BB0 #B07D48

analogous

#48AFB0 #487BB0 #4948B0

triadic

#487BB0 #B0487B #7BB048

tetradic

#487BB0 #B048AF #B07D48 #48B049

square

#487BB0 #B048AF #B07D48 #48B049

split-complementary

#487BB0 #B04948 #AFB048

monochromatic

#243E59 #365D85 #487BB0 #709AC5 #9CB9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#487BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#487BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487BB0

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487BB0	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5773AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 123, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.099 250.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a0c8',
    500: '#487bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487bb0;
$custom-light: #83a0c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.577,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57064,
    "c": 0.0992,
    "h": 250.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487BB0

secondary

#C3AA91

accent

#9556D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487BB0

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

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