#488497#488497
#488497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.069 H 220.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488497 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 132, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 35%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 52%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.97, -13.99, -16.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.97, 21.39, 229.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.03% -0.0521 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.03% 0.069 220.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5075, 20.1132, 32.2845) |
| Luminance | 0.2011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.91
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.87
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.01
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 7.76
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 7.81
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488497 #975B48
analogous
#489782 #488497 #485C97
triadic
#488497 #974884 #849748
tetradic
#488497 #824897 #975B48 #5C9748
square
#488497 #824897 #975B48 #5C9748
split-complementary
#488497 #97485C #978248
monochromatic
#203C44 #34606E #488497 #66A3B6 #90BCCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#488497 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#488497 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488497
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488497 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488497 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#788198
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#178A8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488497; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 132, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.069 220.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81a7b5',
500: '#488497',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488497; $custom-light: #81a7b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488497",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 132,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.43,
"s": 35.426,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58034,
"c": 0.06874,
"h": 220.7
},
"luminance": 0.20115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488497
secondary
#B69185
accent
#775CCB
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#EFF4F6
border
#CACED0
text
#0B0F11
muted
#7C7F80