#487EBC#487EBC

#487EBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.112 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EBC
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 188)
HSL	hsl(212, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 33%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.76, 1.36, -37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.76, 37.92, 272.05°)
OKLab	oklab(58.39% -0.0325 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(58.39% 0.112 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2072, 19.9285, 50.4016)
Luminance	0.1993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EBC #BC8648

analogous

#48B8BC #487EBC #4C48BC

triadic

#487EBC #BC487E #7EBC48

tetradic

#487EBC #BC48B8 #BC8648 #48BC4C

square

#487EBC #BC48B8 #BC8648 #48BC4C

split-complementary

#487EBC #BC4C48 #B8BC48

monochromatic

#254365 #356092 #487EBC #759ECC #A2BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#487EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#487EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EBC

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EBC	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6481BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.112 253.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3d0',
    500: '#487ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ebc;
$custom-light: #85a3d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.069,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5839,
    "c": 0.11194,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EBC

secondary

#CAB296

accent

#9852D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EBC

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

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