#487D96#487D96

#487D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.069 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487D96
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 150)
HSL	hsl(199, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(199, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 16.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, -10.37, -18.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 21.57, 241.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% -0.044 -0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.069 230)
XYZ	xyz(15.5091, 18.2457, 31.5527)
Luminance	0.1825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#487D96 #966148

analogous

#489688 #487D96 #485696

triadic

#487D96 #96487D #7D9648

tetradic

#487D96 #884896 #966148 #569648

square

#487D96 #884896 #966148 #569648

split-complementary

#487D96 #964856 #968848

monochromatic

#203843 #345B6D #487D96 #669CB5 #8FB7C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#487D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#487D96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487D96

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487D96	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707B97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B8485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.069 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a2b5',
    500: '#487d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487d96;
$custom-light: #80a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.231,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56291,
    "c": 0.06851,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.18247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487D96

secondary

#B59485

accent

#805DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF3F6

border

#CACDD0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #487D96

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

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