#487EA4#487EA4

#487EA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.082 H 240.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EA4
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 164)
HSL	hsl(205, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(205, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.66, -6.56, -25.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.66, 26.56, 255.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.17% -0.04 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(57.17% 0.082 240.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8317, 18.9783, 37.8909)
Luminance	0.1898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EA4 #A46E48

analogous

#48A49C #487EA4 #4850A4

triadic

#487EA4 #A4487E #7EA448

tetradic

#487EA4 #9C48A4 #A46E48 #50A448

square

#487EA4 #9C48A4 #A46E48 #50A448

split-complementary

#487EA4 #A44850 #A49C48

monochromatic

#233D4F #355D79 #487EA4 #6B9CBE #96B8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#487EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#487EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EA4

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EA4	1.00	4.38	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7EA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6174A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.082 240.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a3bf',
    500: '#487ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ea4;
$custom-light: #82a3bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.783,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57168,
    "c": 0.08236,
    "h": 240.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EA4

secondary

#BDA08B

accent

#8A59CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF3F7

border

#CACDD0

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EA4

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

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