#487CBC#487CBC

#487CBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.114 H 254.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487CBC
RGB	rgb(72, 124, 188)
HSL	hsl(213, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.18, 2.56, -38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.18, 38.89, 273.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% -0.0303 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.114 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9540, 19.4221, 50.3172)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487CBC #BC8848

analogous

#48B6BC #487CBC #4E48BC

triadic

#487CBC #BC487C #7CBC48

tetradic

#487CBC #BC48B6 #BC8848 #48BC4E

square

#487CBC #BC48B6 #BC8848 #48BC4E

split-complementary

#487CBC #BC4E48 #B6BC48

monochromatic

#254165 #355F92 #487CBC #759CCC #A2BCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#487CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#487CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487CBC

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487CBC	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6180BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5175BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 124, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.114 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a1d0',
    500: '#487cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487cbc;
$custom-light: #85a1d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.103,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57937,
    "c": 0.1139,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487CBC

secondary

#CAB396

accent

#9B52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487CBC

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

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