#488AC5#488AC5

#488AC5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.112 H 247.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488AC5
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 197)
HSL	hsl(208, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 29.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.67, -2.69, -36.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.67, 36.98, 265.83°)
OKLab	oklab(61.6% -0.0427 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(61.6% 0.112 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8353, 23.5838, 56.2139)
Luminance	0.2359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488AC5 #C58348

analogous

#48C5C1 #488AC5 #484BC5

triadic

#488AC5 #C5488A #8AC548

tetradic

#488AC5 #C148C5 #C58348 #4BC548

square

#488AC5 #C148C5 #C58348 #4BC548

split-complementary

#488AC5 #C5484B #C5C148

monochromatic

#234B6F #326B9E #488AC5 #76A8D4 #A5C5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#488AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#488AC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488AC5

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488AC5	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F80C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.112 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87abd7',
    500: '#488ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ac5;
$custom-light: #87abd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.32,
    "s": 51.867,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61602,
    "c": 0.11248,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488AC5

secondary

#CFB399

accent

#904CDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488AC5

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

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