#488AE0#488AE0
#488AE0 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.147 H 256.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 138, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.9%, 38.4%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 6.55, -49.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 50.38, 277.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.09% -0.0356 -0.1422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.09% 0.147 256) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2106, 24.9339, 73.9906) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.61
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.71
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.02
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.27
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.73
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488AE0 #E09E48
analogous
#48D6E0 #488AE0 #5248E0
triadic
#488AE0 #E0488A #8AE048
tetradic
#488AE0 #E048D6 #E09E48 #48E052
square
#488AE0 #E048D6 #E09E48 #48E052
split-complementary
#488AE0 #E05248 #D6E048
monochromatic
#194F94 #226AC9 #488AE0 #7CABE9 #B1CDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#488AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#488AE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488AE0
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488AE0 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6391E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C82DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 138, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.147 256.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8babea',
500: '#488ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488ae0; $custom-light: #8babea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 138,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.947,
"s": 71.028,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63092,
"c": 0.1466,
"h": 256
},
"luminance": 0.24936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488AE0
secondary
#E0C6A4
accent
#A03AEE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84