#487EB9#487EB9

#487EB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.108 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EB9
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 185)
HSL	hsl(211, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 31.9%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.61, 0.35, -36.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.61, 36.40, 270.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% -0.0333 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.108 252)
XYZ	xyz(18.8871, 19.8005, 48.7161)
Luminance	0.1980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EB9 #B98348

analogous

#48B7B9 #487EB9 #4A48B9

triadic

#487EB9 #B9487E #7EB948

tetradic

#487EB9 #B948B7 #B98348 #48B94A

square

#487EB9 #B948B7 #B98348 #48B94A

split-complementary

#487EB9 #B94A48 #B7B948

monochromatic

#254261 #36608E #487EB9 #749DCA #A1BCDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#487EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#487EB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EB9

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EB9	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6581BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5676B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.108 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3ce',
    500: '#487eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487eb9;
$custom-light: #85a3ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.327,
    "s": 44.664,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58228,
    "c": 0.10804,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.19802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EB9

secondary

#C8B095

accent

#9753D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EB9

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

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