#487D99#487D99

#487D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.071 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487D99
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 153)
HSL	hsl(201, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.91, -9.44, -20.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.91, 22.56, 245.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% -0.0429 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.071 233)
XYZ	xyz(15.7538, 18.3436, 32.8413)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#487D99 #996448

analogous

#48998D #487D99 #485599

triadic

#487D99 #99487D #7D9948

tetradic

#487D99 #8D4899 #996448 #559948

square

#487D99 #8D4899 #996448 #559948

split-complementary

#487D99 #994855 #998D48

monochromatic

#213946 #345B6F #487D99 #679CB7 #90B7CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#487D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#487D99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487D99

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487D99	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647399

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#178586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.071 233.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a2b7',
    500: '#487d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487d99;
$custom-light: #81a2b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.741,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56424,
    "c": 0.07129,
    "h": 233
  },
  "luminance": 0.18345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487D99

secondary

#B79786

accent

#835CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #487D99

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

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