#487BCD#487BCD
#487BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.138 H 259.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #487BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 123, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 9.01, -47.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 48.41, 280.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% -0.0251 -0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.138 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7710, 19.9494, 60.5018) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.47
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 4.50
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 4.67
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.98
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.07
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#487BCD #CD9A48
analogous
#48BECD #487BCD #5748CD
triadic
#487BCD #CD487B #7BCD48
tetradic
#487BCD #CD48BE #CD9A48 #48CD57
square
#487BCD #CD48BE #CD9A48 #48CD57
split-complementary
#487BCD #CD5748 #BECD48
monochromatic
#214379 #2E5EA9 #487BCD #789EDA #A8C0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#487BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#487BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #487BCD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##487BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##487BCD | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5682D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4276CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #487bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 123, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.138 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88a0dd',
500: '#487bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #487bcd; $custom-light: #88a0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#487bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 123,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.992,
"s": 57.082,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58695,
"c": 0.13774,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.19951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#487BCD
secondary
#D5BF9C
accent
#A647E0
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F2FB
border
#CBCCD4
text
#0C0E15
muted
#7D7E83