#487FCB#487FCB

#487FCB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.131 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#487FCB
RGB	rgb(72, 127, 203)
HSL	hsl(215, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(215, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.80, 5.89, -44.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.80, 45.19, 277.49°)
OKLab	oklab(59.46% -0.0296 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(59.46% 0.131 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0375, 20.8662, 59.4072)
Luminance	0.2087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#487FCB #CB9448

analogous

#48C1CB #487FCB #5348CB

triadic

#487FCB #CB487F #7FCB48

tetradic

#487FCB #CB48C1 #CB9448 #48CB53

square

#487FCB #CB48C1 #CB9448 #48CB53

split-complementary

#487FCB #CB5348 #C1CB48

monochromatic

#224577 #2F61A6 #487FCB #78A0D9 #A7C2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#487FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#487FCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #487FCB

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##487FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##487FCB	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E85CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B78C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00909B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #487fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 127, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.131 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a3db',
    500: '#487fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #487fcb;
$custom-light: #87a3db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#487fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.809,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59455,
    "c": 0.13069,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#487FCB

secondary

#D3BC9B

accent

#A049DF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F3FB

border

#CBCDD4

text

#0C0F15

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #487FCB

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

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