#488ABF#488ABF

#488ABF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.105 H 245.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488ABF
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 191)
HSL	hsl(207, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(207, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -4.69, -33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 34.22, 262.12°)
OKLab	oklab(61.3% -0.0445 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(61.3% 0.105 245)
XYZ	xyz(21.1614, 23.3142, 52.6650)
Luminance	0.2332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488ABF #BF7D48

analogous

#48BFB9 #488ABF #484FBF

triadic

#488ABF #BF488A #8ABF48

tetradic

#488ABF #B948BF #BF7D48 #4FBF48

square

#488ABF #B948BF #BF7D48 #4FBF48

split-complementary

#488ABF #BF484F #BFB948

monochromatic

#244A68 #346A96 #488ABF #75A7CF #A3C4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#488ABF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#488ABF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488ABF

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488ABF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488ABF	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488abf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.105 245.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488abf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.723,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61296,
    "c": 0.10531,
    "h": 245
  },
  "luminance": 0.23316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488ABF

secondary

#CCAF97

accent

#8C50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488ABF

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

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