#488ABA#488ABA

#488ABA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.100 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488ABA
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 186)
HSL	hsl(205, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.17, -6.34, -31.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.17, 32.03, 258.58°)
OKLab	oklab(61.05% -0.0462 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(61.05% 0.1 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6206, 23.0979, 49.8165)
Luminance	0.2310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488ABA #BA7848

analogous

#48BAB1 #488ABA #4851BA

triadic

#488ABA #BA488A #8ABA48

tetradic

#488ABA #B148BA #BA7848 #51BA48

square

#488ABA #B148BA #BA7848 #51BA48

split-complementary

#488ABA #BA4851 #BAB148

monochromatic

#254962 #36698F #488ABA #74A6CB #A1C3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#488ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#488ABA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488ABA

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488ABA	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.100 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85accf',
    500: '#488aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488aba;
$custom-light: #85accf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.263,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61048,
    "c": 0.09955,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488ABA

secondary

#C8AB96

accent

#8A53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488ABA

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

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