#488ACC#488ACC

#488ACC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.121 H 250.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488ACC
RGB	rgb(72, 138, 204)
HSL	hsl(210, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(210, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.00, -0.33, -40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.00, 40.32, 269.54°)
OKLab	oklab(61.97% -0.0406 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(61.97% 0.121 250.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.6560, 23.9121, 60.5365)
Luminance	0.2391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488ACC #CC8A48

analogous

#48CCCC #488ACC #4848CC

triadic

#488ACC #CC488A #8ACC48

tetradic

#488ACC #CC48CC #CC8A48 #48CC48

square

#488ACC #CC48CC #CC8A48 #48CC48

split-complementary

#488ACC #CC4848 #CCCC48

monochromatic

#214D78 #2F6BA8 #488ACC #78A9D9 #A8C7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#488ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#488ACC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488ACC

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488ACC	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D8DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B81CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.121 250.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88abdc',
    500: '#488acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488acc;
$custom-light: #88abdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61971,
    "c": 0.1211,
    "h": 250.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488ACC

secondary

#D4B89C

accent

#9448E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488ACC

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

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