#488998#488998

#488998 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.070 H 214.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488998
RGB	rgb(72, 137, 152)
HSL	hsl(191, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.53, -16.43, -14.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.53, 21.84, 221.22°)
OKLab	oklab(59.3% -0.0577 -0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(59.3% 0.07 214.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2834, 21.5345, 32.9455)
Luminance	0.2154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488998 #985748

analogous

#48987F #488998 #486198

triadic

#488998 #984889 #899848

tetradic

#488998 #7F4898 #985748 #619848

square

#488998 #7F4898 #985748 #619848

split-complementary

#488998 #984861 #987F48

monochromatic

#213E45 #34646E #488998 #66A8B7 #90BFCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#488998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#488998 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488998

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488998	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#128F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 137, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.070 214.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81abb6',
    500: '#488998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488998;
$custom-light: #81abb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.25,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59297,
    "c": 0.07011,
    "h": 214.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488998

secondary

#B68F86

accent

#715CCC

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488998

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

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