#487DB0#487DB0

#487DB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.097 H 249.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487DB0
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 176)
HSL	hsl(209, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(209, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 29%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.89, -2.06, -32.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.89, 32.40, 266.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.53% -0.0349 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(57.53% 0.097 249)
XYZ	xyz(17.8397, 19.1779, 43.8275)
Luminance	0.1918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487DB0 #B07B48

analogous

#48B0AF #487DB0 #4849B0

triadic

#487DB0 #B0487D #7DB048

tetradic

#487DB0 #AF48B0 #B07B48 #49B048

square

#487DB0 #AF48B0 #B07B48 #49B048

split-complementary

#487DB0 #B04849 #B0AF48

monochromatic

#243F59 #365E85 #487DB0 #709BC5 #9CBAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#487DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#487DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487DB0

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487DB0	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A75AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.097 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a2c8',
    500: '#487db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487db0;
$custom-light: #83a2c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.423,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57527,
    "c": 0.09746,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.1918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487DB0

secondary

#C3A991

accent

#9356D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487DB0

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

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