#487DA2#487DA2

#487DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.081 H 240.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487DA2
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 162)
HSL	hsl(205, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(205, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.28, -6.61, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.28, 26.03, 255.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.84% -0.0396 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(56.84% 0.081 240.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.5253, 18.6522, 36.9048)
Luminance	0.1865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487DA2 #A26D48

analogous

#48A29A #487DA2 #4850A2

triadic

#487DA2 #A2487D #7DA248

tetradic

#487DA2 #9A48A2 #A26D48 #50A248

square

#487DA2 #9A48A2 #A26D48 #50A248

split-complementary

#487DA2 #A24850 #A29A48

monochromatic

#223C4D #355C78 #487DA2 #6A9BBD #95B7D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#487DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#487DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487DA2

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487DA2	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7DA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6074A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#038689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.081 240.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a2bd',
    500: '#487da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487da2;
$custom-light: #82a2bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.667,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56836,
    "c": 0.08071,
    "h": 240.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487DA2

secondary

#BC9E8A

accent

#8A59CE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #487DA2

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

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