#487EBD#487EBD

#487EBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.113 H 253.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EBD
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, 1.70, -38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 38.42, 272.53°)
OKLab	oklab(58.44% -0.0322 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(58.44% 0.113 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3153, 19.9718, 50.9713)
Luminance	0.1997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#487EBD #BD8748

analogous

#48B8BD #487EBD #4C48BD

triadic

#487EBD #BD487E #7EBD48

tetradic

#487EBD #BD48B8 #BD8748 #48BD4C

square

#487EBD #BD48B8 #BD8748 #48BD4C

split-complementary

#487EBD #BD4C48 #B8BD48

monochromatic

#254366 #356093 #487EBD #759ECD #A2BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#487EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#487EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EBD

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EBD	1.00	4.20	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.20	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)

#6382C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5376BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.113 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3d1',
    500: '#487ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ebd;
$custom-light: #85a3d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58444,
    "c": 0.11323,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EBD

secondary

#CAB297

accent

#9951D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EBD

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

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