#488ACB#488ACB

#488ACB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.120 H 250.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488ACB
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 203)
HSL	hsl(210, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(210, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 32%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.95, -0.67, -39.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.95, 39.83, 269.04°)
OKLab	oklab(61.92% -0.0409 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(61.92% 0.12 250)
XYZ	xyz(22.5365, 23.8642, 59.9069)
Luminance	0.2387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488ACB #CB8948

analogous

#48CBCB #488ACB #4849CB

triadic

#488ACB #CB488A #8ACB48

tetradic

#488ACB #CB48CB #CB8948 #49CB48

square

#488ACB #CB48CB #CB8948 #49CB48

split-complementary

#488ACB #CB4849 #CBCB48

monochromatic

#224D77 #2F6BA6 #488ACB #78A8D9 #A7C7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#488ACB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#488ACB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488ACB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488ACB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488ACB	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E8DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C80CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488acb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.120 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87abdb',
    500: '#488acb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488acb;
$custom-light: #87abdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488acb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.771,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61918,
    "c": 0.11985,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.23866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488ACB

secondary

#D3B79B

accent

#9349DF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488ACB

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

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