#488AAE#488AAE

#488AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.087 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488AAE
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(201, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.67, -10.22, -25.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.67, 27.31, 248.02°)
OKLab	oklab(60.48% -0.0503 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(60.48% 0.087 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3981, 22.6089, 43.3779)
Luminance	0.2261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488AAE #AE6C48

analogous

#48AE9F #488AAE #4857AE

triadic

#488AAE #AE488A #8AAE48

tetradic

#488AAE #9F48AE #AE6C48 #57AE48

square

#488AAE #9F48AE #AE6C48 #57AE48

split-complementary

#488AAE #AE4857 #AE9F48

monochromatic

#244557 #366883 #488AAE #70A6C4 #9BC1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#488AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#488AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488AAE

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488AAE	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.087 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc6',
    500: '#488aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488aae;
$custom-light: #84acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6048,
    "c": 0.08681,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488AAE

secondary

#C2A290

accent

#8257D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488AAE

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

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