#487C97#487C97

#487C97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.070 H 232.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487C97
RGB	rgb(72, 124, 151)
HSL	hsl(201, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, -9.49, -19.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 22.05, 244.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% -0.0424 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.07 232.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4640, 18.0261, 31.9366)
Luminance	0.1803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487C97 #976348

analogous

#48978A #487C97 #485497

triadic

#487C97 #97487C #7C9748

tetradic

#487C97 #8A4897 #976348 #549748

square

#487C97 #8A4897 #976348 #549748

split-complementary

#487C97 #974854 #978A48

monochromatic

#203844 #345A6E #487C97 #669BB6 #90B6CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#487C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#487C97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487C97

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487C97	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A8385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 124, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.070 232.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a1b5',
    500: '#487c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487c97;
$custom-light: #80a1b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.506,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56094,
    "c": 0.06969,
    "h": 232.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487C97

secondary

#B69685

accent

#825CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #487C97

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

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