#487EDE#487EDE

#487EDE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.157 H 261.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487EDE
RGB	rgb(72, 126, 222)
HSL	hsl(218, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(218, 68%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.57, 13.12, -54.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.57, 55.88, 283.58°)
OKLab	oklab(60.39% -0.0247 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(60.39% 0.157 261)
XYZ	xyz(23.3135, 21.5710, 72.0281)
Luminance	0.2157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487EDE #DEA848

analogous

#48C9DE #487EDE #5D48DE

triadic

#487EDE #DE487E #7EDE48

tetradic

#487EDE #DE48C9 #DEA848 #48DE5D

square

#487EDE #DE48C9 #DEA848 #48DE5D

split-complementary

#487EDE #DE5D48 #C9DE48

monochromatic

#1A4591 #245EC5 #487EDE #7CA3E7 #B0C7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#487EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#487EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487EDE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487EDE	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5087E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#367ADC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0094A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 126, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.157 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba2e9',
    500: '#487ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487ede;
$custom-light: #8ba2e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.4,
    "s": 69.444,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60388,
    "c": 0.15716,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.21573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487EDE

secondary

#DFC9A3

accent

#AD3CEC

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0F16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #487EDE

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

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