#487EDD#487EDD

#487EDD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.156 H 260.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EDD
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 221)
HSL	hsl(218, 69%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(218, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 43%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.51, 12.77, -53.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.51, 55.34, 283.34°)
OKLab	oklab(60.33% -0.0248 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(60.33% 0.156 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1798, 21.5176, 71.3243)
Luminance	0.2152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EDD #DDA748

analogous

#48C9DD #487EDD #5C48DD

triadic

#487EDD #DD487E #7EDD48

tetradic

#487EDD #DD48C9 #DDA748 #48DD5C

square

#487EDD #DD48C9 #DDA748 #48DD5C

split-complementary

#487EDD #DD5C48 #C9DD48

monochromatic

#1B4590 #245EC3 #487EDD #7CA2E7 #AFC7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#487EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#487EDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EDD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EDD	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5187E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3779DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0094A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.156 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa2e8',
    500: '#487edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487edd;
$custom-light: #8aa2e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.255,
    "s": 68.664,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60325,
    "c": 0.15582,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EDD

secondary

#DEC9A2

accent

#AC3CEC

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0F16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EDD

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

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