#488AC8#488AC8
#488AC8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.116 H 248.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488AC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 138, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 31%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.81, -1.68, -38.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.81, 38.39, 267.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.76% -0.0418 -0.1084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.76% 0.116 248.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1824, 23.7226, 58.0423) |
| Luminance | 0.2372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.66
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.20
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.56
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.81
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.95
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488AC8 #C88648
analogous
#48C8C6 #488AC8 #484AC8
triadic
#488AC8 #C8488A #8AC848
tetradic
#488AC8 #C648C8 #C88648 #4AC848
square
#488AC8 #C648C8 #C88648 #4AC848
split-complementary
#488AC8 #C8484A #C8C648
monochromatic
#234C73 #316BA2 #488AC8 #77A8D6 #A6C6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#488AC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#488AC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488AC8
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488AC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488AC8 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F8DCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E80C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488ac8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.116 248.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87abd9',
500: '#488ac8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488ac8; $custom-light: #87abd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488ac8",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 138,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.063,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61759,
"c": 0.11614,
"h": 248.9
},
"luminance": 0.23725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488AC8
secondary
#D1B59A
accent
#924BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83