#487EA3#487EA3

#487EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.081 H 240.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EA3
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 163)
HSL	hsl(204, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(204, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.62, -6.87, -25.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.62, 26.15, 254.76°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% -0.0404 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.081 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7418, 18.9423, 37.4172)
Luminance	0.1894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EA3 #A36D48

analogous

#48A39A #487EA3 #4850A3

triadic

#487EA3 #A3487E #7EA348

tetradic

#487EA3 #9A48A3 #A36D48 #50A348

square

#487EA3 #9A48A3 #A36D48 #50A348

split-complementary

#487EA3 #A34850 #A39A48

monochromatic

#223C4E #355D79 #487EA3 #6B9CBD #95B8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#487EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#487EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EA3

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EA3	1.00	4.39	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7EA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6174A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.081 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a3be',
    500: '#487ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ea3;
$custom-light: #82a3be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.396,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57121,
    "c": 0.08125,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EA3

secondary

#BC9F8B

accent

#8959CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF3F6

border

#CACDD0

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EA3

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

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