#488AA3#488AA3

#488AA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.077 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488AA3
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 163)
HSL	hsl(196, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.24, -13.66, -19.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.24, 23.94, 235.22°)
OKLab	oklab(59.99% -0.0545 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(59.99% 0.077 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3693, 22.1974, 37.9597)
Luminance	0.2220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488AA3 #A36148

analogous

#48A38E #488AA3 #485CA3

triadic

#488AA3 #A3488A #8AA348

tetradic

#488AA3 #8E48A3 #A36148 #5CA348

square

#488AA3 #8E48A3 #A36148 #5CA348

split-complementary

#488AA3 #A3485C #A38E48

monochromatic

#22424E #356679 #488AA3 #6BA7BD #95C0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#488AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#488AA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488AA3

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488AA3	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C87A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.077 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acbe',
    500: '#488aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488aa3;
$custom-light: #82acbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.484,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59994,
    "c": 0.07715,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488AA3

secondary

#BC988B

accent

#7959CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488AA3

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

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