#488AAD#488AAD

#488AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.086 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488AAD
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(201, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.63, -10.54, -24.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.63, 26.96, 246.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.44% -0.0507 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(60.44% 0.086 233.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3009, 22.5700, 42.8664)
Luminance	0.2257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488AAD #AD6B48

analogous

#48AD9D #488AAD #4858AD

triadic

#488AAD #AD488A #8AAD48

tetradic

#488AAD #9D48AD #AD6B48 #58AD48

square

#488AAD #9D48AD #AD6B48 #58AD48

split-complementary

#488AAD #AD4858 #AD9D48

monochromatic

#244557 #366882 #488AAD #6FA6C3 #9AC1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#488AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#488AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488AAD

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488AAD	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009396

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.086 233.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acc5',
    500: '#488aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488aad;
$custom-light: #83acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.792,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60435,
    "c": 0.08583,
    "h": 233.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488AAD

secondary

#C1A18F

accent

#8157D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488AAD

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

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