#488599#488599

#488599 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.070 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488599
RGB	rgb(72, 133, 153)
HSL	hsl(195, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.34, -13.94, -16.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.34, 21.81, 230.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% -0.0525 -0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.07 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8076, 20.4512, 33.1926)
Luminance	0.2045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488599 #995C48

analogous

#489985 #488599 #485D99

triadic

#488599 #994885 #859948

tetradic

#488599 #854899 #995C48 #5D9948

square

#488599 #854899 #995C48 #5D9948

split-complementary

#488599 #99485D #998548

monochromatic

#213D46 #34616F #488599 #67A3B7 #90BDCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#488599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#488599 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488599

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488599	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#79829A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#138C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 133, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.070 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a8b7',
    500: '#488599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488599;
$custom-light: #81a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.815,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58361,
    "c": 0.07012,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488599

secondary

#B79286

accent

#775CCC

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488599

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

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