#487DAB#487DAB

#487DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.091 H 246.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487DAB
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 171)
HSL	hsl(208, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(208, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 26.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.67, -3.71, -29.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.67, 30.02, 262.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% -0.0365 -0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.091 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3541, 18.9837, 41.2699)
Luminance	0.1898 (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

#487DAB #AB7648

analogous

#48ABA8 #487DAB #484BAB

triadic

#487DAB #AB487D #7DAB48

tetradic

#487DAB #A848AB #AB7648 #4BAB48

square

#487DAB #A848AB #AB7648 #4BAB48

split-complementary

#487DAB #AB484B #ABA848

monochromatic

#243E55 #365E80 #487DAB #6E9BC2 #99B9D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#487DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#487DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487DAB

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487DAB	1.00	4.38	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C74AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.091 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a2c4',
    500: '#487dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487dab;
$custom-light: #83a2c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.879,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57274,
    "c": 0.09126,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487DAB

secondary

#C0A68E

accent

#9057D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #487DAB

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

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