#487CAE#487CAE

#487CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.096 H 249.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487CAE
RGB	rgb(72, 124, 174)
HSL	hsl(209, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(209, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 28.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.51, -2.13, -31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.51, 31.85, 266.16°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% -0.0344 -0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.096 249)
XYZ	xyz(17.5174, 18.8475, 42.7510)
Luminance	0.1885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487CAE #AE7A48

analogous

#48AEAD #487CAE #4849AE

triadic

#487CAE #AE487C #7CAE48

tetradic

#487CAE #AD48AE #AE7A48 #49AE48

square

#487CAE #AD48AE #AE7A48 #49AE48

split-complementary

#487CAE #AE4849 #AEAD48

monochromatic

#243E57 #365D83 #487CAE #709AC4 #9BB9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#487CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#487CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487CAE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487CAE	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5974AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 124, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.096 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a1c6',
    500: '#487cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487cae;
$custom-light: #83a1c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.412,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57192,
    "c": 0.09578,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.18849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487CAE

secondary

#C2A890

accent

#9357D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487CAE

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

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