#487EA2#487EA2

#487EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.080 H 239.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EA2
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 162)
HSL	hsl(204, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(204, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.58, -7.19, -24.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.58, 25.74, 253.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.07% -0.0407 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(57.07% 0.08 239.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6525, 18.9066, 36.9472)
Luminance	0.1891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EA2 #A26C48

analogous

#48A299 #487EA2 #4851A2

triadic

#487EA2 #A2487E #7EA248

tetradic

#487EA2 #9948A2 #A26C48 #51A248

square

#487EA2 #9948A2 #A26C48 #51A248

split-complementary

#487EA2 #A24851 #A29948

monochromatic

#223C4D #355D78 #487EA2 #6A9CBD #95B8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#487EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#487EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EA2

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EA2	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6274A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#02878A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.080 239.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a3bd',
    500: '#487ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ea2;
$custom-light: #82a3bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57074,
    "c": 0.08014,
    "h": 239.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EA2

secondary

#BC9E8A

accent

#8859CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF3F6

border

#CACDD0

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EA2

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

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