#488494#488494

#488494 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.067 H 217.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488494
RGB	rgb(72, 132, 148)
HSL	hsl(193, 35%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(193, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, -14.88, -14.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 20.85, 224.46°)
OKLab	oklab(57.91% -0.0534 -0.0404)
OKLCH	oklch(57.91% 0.067 217.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2670, 20.0170, 31.0177)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488494 #945848

analogous

#48947E #488494 #485E94

triadic

#488494 #944884 #849448

tetradic

#488494 #7E4894 #945848 #5E9448

square

#488494 #7E4894 #945848 #5E9448

split-complementary

#488494 #94485E #947E48

monochromatic

#203B42 #345F6B #488494 #65A3B4 #8EBCC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#488494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#488494 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488494

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488494	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798195

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B8A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 132, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.067 217.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a8b3',
    500: '#488494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488494;
$custom-light: #81a8b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.632,
    "s": 34.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57912,
    "c": 0.0669,
    "h": 217.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488494

secondary

#B48E84

accent

#745DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488494

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

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