#488ABE#488ABE

#488ABE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.104 H 244.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488ABE
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -5.02, -33.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 33.78, 261.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% -0.0449 -0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.104 244.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0518, 23.2704, 52.0874)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488ABE #BE7C48

analogous

#48BEB7 #488ABE #484FBE

triadic

#488ABE #BE488A #8ABE48

tetradic

#488ABE #B748BE #BE7C48 #4FBE48

square

#488ABE #B748BE #BE7C48 #4FBE48

split-complementary

#488ABE #BE484F #BEB748

monochromatic

#254A67 #356A94 #488ABE #75A7CE #A2C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#488ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#488ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488ABE

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488ABE	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	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)

#738BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.104 244.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd2',
    500: '#488abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488abe;
$custom-light: #86acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.441,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61246,
    "c": 0.10414,
    "h": 244.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488ABE

secondary

#CBAE97

accent

#8C51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488ABE

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

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