#487CAF#487CAF

#487CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.097 H 249.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487CAF
RGB	rgb(72, 124, 175)
HSL	hsl(210, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(210, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 29.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.55, -1.80, -32.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.55, 32.34, 266.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% -0.0341 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.097 249.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.6152, 18.8866, 43.2663)
Luminance	0.1889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487CAF #AF7B48

analogous

#48AFAE #487CAF #4848AF

triadic

#487CAF #AF487C #7CAF48

tetradic

#487CAF #AE48AF #AF7B48 #48AF48

square

#487CAF #AE48AF #AF7B48 #48AF48

split-complementary

#487CAF #AF4848 #AFAE48

monochromatic

#243F58 #365D84 #487CAF #709BC4 #9BB9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#487CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#487CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487CAF

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487CAF	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5974AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 124, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.097 249.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a1c7',
    500: '#487caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487caf;
$custom-light: #83a1c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.709,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57244,
    "c": 0.09704,
    "h": 249.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487CAF

secondary

#C2A990

accent

#9356D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487CAF

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

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