#488498#488498

#488498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.069 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488498
RGB	rgb(72, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(195, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.00, -13.69, -16.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.00, 21.60, 230.68°)
OKLab	oklab(58.08% -0.0517 -0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(58.08% 0.069 221.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5891, 20.1458, 32.7140)
Luminance	0.2015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488498 #985C48

analogous

#489884 #488498 #485C98

triadic

#488498 #984884 #849848

tetradic

#488498 #844898 #985C48 #5C9848

square

#488498 #844898 #985C48 #5C9848

split-complementary

#488498 #98485C #988448

monochromatic

#213C45 #34606E #488498 #66A3B7 #90BCCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#488498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#488498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488498

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488498	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#158A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.069 221.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a7b6',
    500: '#488498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488498;
$custom-light: #81a7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58076,
    "c": 0.06941,
    "h": 221.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488498

secondary

#B69286

accent

#785CCC

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488498

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

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