#488596#488596

#488596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.068 H 218.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488596
RGB	rgb(72, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(193, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(193, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.23, -14.84, -15.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.23, 21.24, 225.68°)
OKLab	oklab(58.24% -0.0537 -0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(58.24% 0.068 218)
XYZ	xyz(16.5629, 20.3534, 31.9040)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488596 #965948

analogous

#489680 #488596 #485E96

triadic

#488596 #964885 #859648

tetradic

#488596 #804896 #965948 #5E9648

square

#488596 #804896 #965948 #5E9648

split-complementary

#488596 #96485E #968048

monochromatic

#203C43 #34606D #488596 #66A4B5 #8FBDC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#488596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#488596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488596

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488596	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#178B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.068 218.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a8b4',
    500: '#488596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488596;
$custom-light: #81a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.077,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58238,
    "c": 0.06823,
    "h": 218
  },
  "luminance": 0.20355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488596

secondary

#B58F85

accent

#755DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488596

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

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