#487DB6#487DB6

#487DB6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.105 H 251.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487DB6
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 182)
HSL	hsl(211, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 31.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.18, -0.06, -35.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.18, 35.36, 269.90°)
OKLab	oklab(57.84% -0.0331 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(57.84% 0.105 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4466, 19.4207, 47.0234)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487DB6 #B68148

analogous

#48B4B6 #487DB6 #4A48B6

triadic

#487DB6 #B6487D #7DB648

tetradic

#487DB6 #B648B4 #B68148 #48B64A

square

#487DB6 #B648B4 #B68148 #48B64A

split-complementary

#487DB6 #B64A48 #B4B648

monochromatic

#25415E #375F8A #487DB6 #739CC8 #9FBBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#487DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#487DB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487DB6

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487DB6	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6580B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5675B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.105 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a2cc',
    500: '#487db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487db6;
$custom-light: #84a2cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.091,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5784,
    "c": 0.1051,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487DB6

secondary

#C6AE94

accent

#9655D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487DB6

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

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