#488495#488495

#488495 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.067 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488495
RGB	rgb(72, 132, 149)
HSL	hsl(193, 35%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(193, 52%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.89, -14.58, -15.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.89, 21.01, 226.06°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% -0.0529 -0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.067 218.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3465, 20.0488, 31.4363)
Luminance	0.2005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488495 #955948

analogous

#48957F #488495 #485D95

triadic

#488495 #954884 #849548

tetradic

#488495 #7F4895 #955948 #5D9548

square

#488495 #7F4895 #955948 #5D9548

split-complementary

#488495 #95485D #957F48

monochromatic

#203B42 #345F6C #488495 #65A3B5 #8FBCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#488495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#488495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488495

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488495	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#198A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 132, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.067 218.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a7b4',
    500: '#488495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488495;
$custom-light: #81a7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.247,
    "s": 34.842,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57952,
    "c": 0.06749,
    "h": 218.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488495

secondary

#B48F84

accent

#755DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488495

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

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