#488997#488997

#488997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.070 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488997
RGB	rgb(72, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(191, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.49, -16.72, -13.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.49, 21.72, 219.66°)
OKLab	oklab(59.26% -0.0581 -0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(59.26% 0.07 213.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2019, 21.5019, 32.5159)
Luminance	0.2150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488997 #975648

analogous

#48977D #488997 #486197

triadic

#488997 #974889 #899748

tetradic

#488997 #7D4897 #975648 #619748

square

#488997 #7D4897 #975648 #619748

split-complementary

#488997 #974861 #977D48

monochromatic

#203E44 #34636E #488997 #66A8B6 #90C0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#488997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#488997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488997

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488997	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8598

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#148F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.070 213.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81abb5',
    500: '#488997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488997;
$custom-light: #81abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.633,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59257,
    "c": 0.06964,
    "h": 213.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488997

secondary

#B68E85

accent

#705CCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488997

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

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