#487DBE#487DBE

#487DBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.116 H 254.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487DBE
RGB	rgb(72, 125, 190)
HSL	hsl(213, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 34.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.57, 2.64, -39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.57, 39.43, 273.84°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% -0.0308 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.116 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2970, 19.7609, 51.5025)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487DBE #BE8948

analogous

#48B8BE #487DBE #4E48BE

triadic

#487DBE #BE487D #7DBE48

tetradic

#487DBE #BE48B8 #BE8948 #48BE4E

square

#487DBE #BE48B8 #BE8948 #48BE4E

split-complementary

#487DBE #BE4E48 #B8BE48

monochromatic

#254267 #356094 #487DBE #759DCE #A2BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#487DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#487DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487DBE

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487DBE	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6181C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5176BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 125, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.116 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a2d2',
    500: '#487dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487dbe;
$custom-light: #85a2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.051,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58273,
    "c": 0.11553,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487DBE

secondary

#CBB497

accent

#9B51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487DBE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →