#488198#488198

#488198 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.070 H 226.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488198
RGB	rgb(72, 129, 152)
HSL	hsl(197, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.09, -12.01, -18.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.09, 21.73, 236.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.35% -0.0481 -0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(57.35% 0.07 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.1881, 19.3439, 32.5803)
Luminance	0.1935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488198 #985F48

analogous

#489887 #488198 #485998

triadic

#488198 #984881 #819848

tetradic

#488198 #874898 #985F48 #599848

square

#488198 #874898 #985F48 #599848

split-complementary

#488198 #984859 #988748

monochromatic

#213B45 #345E6E #488198 #66A0B7 #90BACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#488198 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#488198 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488198

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488198	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488198	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#178888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488198;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 129, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.070 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a5b6',
    500: '#488198',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488198;
$custom-light: #81a5b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488198",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.25,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57347,
    "c": 0.06953,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488198

secondary

#B69486

accent

#7C5CCC

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488198

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

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