#488ABC#488ABC

#488ABC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.102 H 243.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488ABC
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 188)
HSL	hsl(206, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.26, -5.68, -32.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.26, 32.90, 260.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% -0.0455 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.102 243.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8347, 23.1835, 50.9441)
Luminance	0.2319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488ABC #BC7A48

analogous

#48BCB4 #488ABC #4850BC

triadic

#488ABC #BC488A #8ABC48

tetradic

#488ABC #B448BC #BC7A48 #50BC48

square

#488ABC #B448BC #BC7A48 #50BC48

split-complementary

#488ABC #BC4850 #BCB448

monochromatic

#254965 #356A92 #488ABC #75A7CC #A2C3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#488ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#488ABC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488ABC

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488ABC	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.102 243.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acd0',
    500: '#488abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488abc;
$custom-light: #85acd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.862,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61147,
    "c": 0.10182,
    "h": 243.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488ABC

secondary

#CAAC96

accent

#8B52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488ABC

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

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