#488AC1#488AC1

#488AC1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.108 H 245.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488AC1
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 193)
HSL	hsl(207, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 28.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, -4.03, -34.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 35.13, 263.42°)
OKLab	oklab(61.4% -0.0439 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(61.4% 0.108 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3830, 23.4029, 53.8321)
Luminance	0.2341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488AC1 #C17F48

analogous

#48C1BC #488AC1 #484DC1

triadic

#488AC1 #C1488A #8AC148

tetradic

#488AC1 #BC48C1 #C17F48 #4DC148

square

#488AC1 #BC48C1 #C17F48 #4DC148

split-complementary

#488AC1 #C1484D #C1BC48

monochromatic

#244B6B #346A98 #488AC1 #76A7D0 #A3C4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#488AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#488AC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488AC1

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488AC1	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6280C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.108 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd4',
    500: '#488ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ac1;
$custom-light: #86acd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 49.388,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61397,
    "c": 0.10767,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488AC1

secondary

#CDB098

accent

#8E4FD9

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488AC1

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

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