#488AC2#488AC2

#488AC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.109 H 246.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488AC2
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 194)
HSL	hsl(208, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 28.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.53, -3.69, -35.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.53, 35.58, 264.04°)
OKLab	oklab(61.45% -0.0436 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(61.45% 0.109 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4950, 23.4476, 54.4215)
Luminance	0.2345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488AC2 #C28048

analogous

#48C2BD #488AC2 #484DC2

triadic

#488AC2 #C2488A #8AC248

tetradic

#488AC2 #BD48C2 #C28048 #4DC248

square

#488AC2 #BD48C2 #C28048 #4DC248

split-complementary

#488AC2 #C2484D #C2BD48

monochromatic

#244B6C #336B9A #488AC2 #76A7D1 #A4C5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#488AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#488AC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488AC2

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488AC2	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728CC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6180C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.109 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86abd4',
    500: '#488ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ac2;
$custom-light: #86abd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.541,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61448,
    "c": 0.10886,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488AC2

secondary

#CEB198

accent

#8E4EDA

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488AC2

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

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