#487BD9#487BD9
#487BD9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.154 H 261.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #487BD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 123, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 43.3%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.45, 13.21, -53.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.45, 54.90, 283.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.44% -0.0228 -0.1522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.44% 0.154 261.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2754, 20.5512, 68.4250) |
| Luminance | 0.2055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.62
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.76
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.87
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.38
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.55
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#487BD9 #D9A648
analogous
#48C3D9 #487BD9 #5E48D9
triadic
#487BD9 #D9487B #7BD948
tetradic
#487BD9 #D948C3 #D9A648 #48D95E
square
#487BD9 #D948C3 #D9A648 #48D95E
split-complementary
#487BD9 #D95E48 #C3D948
monochromatic
#1D438A #275CBD #487BD9 #7BA0E4 #ADC4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#487BD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#487BD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #487BD9
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##487BD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##487BD9 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E84DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3577D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00919F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #487bd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 123, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.154 261.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aa0e5',
500: '#487bd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #487bd9; $custom-light: #8aa0e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#487bd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 123,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.897,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59436,
"c": 0.15391,
"h": 261.5
},
"luminance": 0.20553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#487BD9
secondary
#DCC7A1
accent
#AD3FE9
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F1F2FC
border
#CBCCD5
text
#0D0E16
muted
#7E7E84