#488ABD#488ABD

#488ABD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.103 H 244.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488ABD
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 189)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 27%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.31, -5.35, -32.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.31, 33.33, 260.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.2% -0.0452 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.103 244)
XYZ	xyz(20.9429, 23.2268, 51.5138)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488ABD #BD7B48

analogous

#48BDB5 #488ABD #484FBD

triadic

#488ABD #BD488A #8ABD48

tetradic

#488ABD #B548BD #BD7B48 #4FBD48

square

#488ABD #B548BD #BD7B48 #4FBD48

split-complementary

#488ABD #BD484F #BDB548

monochromatic

#254966 #356A93 #488ABD #75A7CD #A2C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#488ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#488ABD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488ABD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488ABD	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.103 244.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acd1',
    500: '#488abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488abd;
$custom-light: #85acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.154,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61196,
    "c": 0.10298,
    "h": 244
  },
  "luminance": 0.23229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488ABD

secondary

#CAAD97

accent

#8B51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488ABD

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

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