#2488BC#2488BC
#2488BC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.118 H 237.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2488BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 136, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.9%, 27.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.61, -9.74, -35.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.61, 36.38, 254.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.54% -0.064 -0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.54% 0.118 237.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6052, 21.6119, 50.7581) |
| Luminance | 0.2161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.11
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.26
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.49
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.73
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.30
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2488BC #BC5824
analogous
#24BCA4 #2488BC #243CBC
triadic
#2488BC #BC2488 #88BC24
tetradic
#2488BC #A424BC #BC5824 #3CBC24
square
#2488BC #A424BC #BC5824 #3CBC24
split-complementary
#2488BC #BC243C #BCA424
monochromatic
#103E55 #1A6389 #2488BC #42A7DB #76BFE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#2488BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#2488BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2488BC
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2488BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2488BC | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F88BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B7ABB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00959A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2488bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 136, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.118 237.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78aad0',
500: '#2488bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2488bc; $custom-light: #78aad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2488bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 136,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.526,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59544,
"c": 0.11798,
"h": 237.2
},
"luminance": 0.21614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2488BC
secondary
#CC8F70
accent
#783DEB
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0A1014
muted
#7C7F82