#488397#488397

#488397 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.069 H 222.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488397
RGB	rgb(72, 131, 151)
HSL	hsl(195, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.66, -13.43, -16.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.66, 21.39, 231.10°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% -0.0509 -0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.069 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.3726, 19.8433, 32.2395)
Luminance	0.1984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488397 #975C48

analogous

#489783 #488397 #485B97

triadic

#488397 #974883 #839748

tetradic

#488397 #834897 #975C48 #5B9748

square

#488397 #834897 #975C48 #5B9748

split-complementary

#488397 #97485B #978348

monochromatic

#203B44 #345F6E #488397 #66A2B6 #90BBCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#488397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#488397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488397

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488397	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#178989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 131, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.069 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a7b5',
    500: '#488397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488397;
$custom-light: #81a7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.19,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57791,
    "c": 0.06869,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488397

secondary

#B69185

accent

#785CCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488397

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

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