#487C99#487C99

#487C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.072 H 234.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487C99
RGB	rgb(72, 124, 153)
HSL	hsl(201, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 19%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.61, -8.87, -20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.61, 22.75, 247.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% -0.0416 -0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.072 234.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.6278, 18.0916, 32.7993)
Luminance	0.1809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#487C99 #996548

analogous

#48998E #487C99 #485499

triadic

#487C99 #99487C #7C9948

tetradic

#487C99 #8E4899 #996548 #549948

square

#487C99 #8E4899 #996548 #549948

split-complementary

#487C99 #994854 #998E48

monochromatic

#213946 #345A6F #487C99 #679BB7 #90B6CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#487C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#487C99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487C99

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487C99	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637299

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#188485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 124, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.072 234.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a1b7',
    500: '#487c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487c99;
$custom-light: #81a1b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.481,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56183,
    "c": 0.07164,
    "h": 234.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487C99

secondary

#B79786

accent

#845CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #487C99

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

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