#487FBD#487FBD

#487FBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.112 H 252.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487FBD
RGB	rgb(72, 127, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 32.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, 1.10, -37.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 37.95, 271.66°)
OKLab	oklab(58.67% -0.0333 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(58.67% 0.112 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4438, 20.2288, 51.0141)
Luminance	0.2023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487FBD #BD8648

analogous

#48B9BD #487FBD #4B48BD

triadic

#487FBD #BD487F #7FBD48

tetradic

#487FBD #BD48B9 #BD8648 #48BD4B

square

#487FBD #BD48B9 #BD8648 #48BD4B

split-complementary

#487FBD #BD4B48 #B9BD48

monochromatic

#254366 #356193 #487FBD #759ECD #A2BEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#487FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#487FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487FBD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487FBD	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6582C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5577BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 127, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.112 252.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.795,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58671,
    "c": 0.11228,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487FBD

secondary

#CAB297

accent

#9851D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #487FBD

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

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