#487EBE#487EBE

#487EBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.115 H 253.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EBE
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 190)
HSL	hsl(213, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.85, 2.04, -38.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.85, 38.94, 273.00°)
OKLab	oklab(58.5% -0.0319 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(58.5% 0.115 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4243, 20.0153, 51.5449)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#487EBE #BE8848

analogous

#48B9BE #487EBE #4D48BE

triadic

#487EBE #BE487E #7EBE48

tetradic

#487EBE #BE48B9 #BE8848 #48BE4D

square

#487EBE #BE48B9 #BE8848 #48BE4D

split-complementary

#487EBE #BE4D48 #B9BE48

monochromatic

#254367 #356094 #487EBE #759ECE #A2BEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#487EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#487EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EBE

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EBE	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6382C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5377BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.115 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3d2',
    500: '#487ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ebe;
$custom-light: #85a3d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.542,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58499,
    "c": 0.11455,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EBE

secondary

#CBB397

accent

#9A51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EBE

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

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