#487DB8#487DB8

#487DB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.108 H 252.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487DB8
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 184)
HSL	hsl(212, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 32.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.27, 0.61, -36.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.27, 36.36, 270.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% -0.0325 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.108 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6547, 19.5039, 48.1197)
Luminance	0.1951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487DB8 #B88348

analogous

#48B5B8 #487DB8 #4B48B8

triadic

#487DB8 #B8487D #7DB848

tetradic

#487DB8 #B848B5 #B88348 #48B84B

square

#487DB8 #B848B5 #B88348 #48B84B

split-complementary

#487DB8 #B84B48 #B5B848

monochromatic

#254160 #365F8C #487DB8 #749CC9 #A0BCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#487DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#487DB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487DB8

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487DB8	1.00	4.28	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6480BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5575B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.108 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a2cd',
    500: '#487db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487db8;
$custom-light: #85a2cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.607,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57946,
    "c": 0.10769,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487DB8

secondary

#C7AF95

accent

#9754D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487DB8

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

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