#487EB8#487EB8

#487EB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.107 H 251.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EB8
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 184)
HSL	hsl(211, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, 0.01, -35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 35.90, 270.02°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% -0.0336 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.107 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7819, 19.7584, 48.1621)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EB8 #B88248

analogous

#48B6B8 #487EB8 #4A48B8

triadic

#487EB8 #B8487E #7EB848

tetradic

#487EB8 #B848B6 #B88248 #48B84A

square

#487EB8 #B848B6 #B88248 #48B84A

split-complementary

#487EB8 #B84A48 #B6B848

monochromatic

#254260 #36608C #487EB8 #749DC9 #A0BCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#487EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#487EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EB8

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EB8	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)

#6581BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5676B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.107 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3cd',
    500: '#487eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487eb8;
$custom-light: #85a3cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.071,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58175,
    "c": 0.10675,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EB8

secondary

#C7AF95

accent

#9654D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EB8

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

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