#488AAF#488AAF

#488AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.088 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488AAF
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.71, -9.90, -25.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.71, 27.67, 249.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% -0.05 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.088 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4959, 22.6480, 43.8932)
Luminance	0.2265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488AAF #AF6D48

analogous

#48AFA0 #488AAF #4857AF

triadic

#488AAF #AF488A #8AAF48

tetradic

#488AAF #A048AF #AF6D48 #57AF48

square

#488AAF #A048AF #AF6D48 #57AF48

split-complementary

#488AAF #AF4857 #AFA048

monochromatic

#244658 #366884 #488AAF #70A6C4 #9BC1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#488AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#488AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488AAF

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488AAF	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.088 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc7',
    500: '#488aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488aaf;
$custom-light: #84acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.553,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60526,
    "c": 0.0878,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488AAF

secondary

#C2A290

accent

#8356D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488AAF

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

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