#487EB0#487EB0

#487EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.097 H 248.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EB0
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 176)
HSL	hsl(209, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(209, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 28.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.19, -2.65, -31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.19, 31.98, 265.24°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% -0.036 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.097 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9670, 19.4324, 43.8699)
Luminance	0.1943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EB0 #B07A48

analogous

#48B0AE #487EB0 #484AB0

triadic

#487EB0 #B0487E #7EB048

tetradic

#487EB0 #AE48B0 #B07A48 #4AB048

square

#487EB0 #AE48B0 #B07A48 #4AB048

split-complementary

#487EB0 #B0484A #B0AE48

monochromatic

#244059 #365F85 #487EB0 #709CC5 #9CBAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#487EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#487EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EB0

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EB0	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6980B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B75AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.097 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a3c8',
    500: '#487eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487eb0;
$custom-light: #83a3c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.846,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57758,
    "c": 0.09662,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EB0

secondary

#C3A991

accent

#9256D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EB0

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

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