#488BA2#488BA2

#488BA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.076 H 222.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BA2
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 162)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.50, -14.51, -18.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.50, 23.66, 232.16°)
OKLab	oklab(60.19% -0.056 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(60.19% 0.076 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4242, 22.4499, 37.5378)
Luminance	0.2245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488BA2 #A25F48

analogous

#48A28C #488BA2 #485EA2

triadic

#488BA2 #A2488B #8BA248

tetradic

#488BA2 #8C48A2 #A25F48 #5EA248

square

#488BA2 #8C48A2 #A25F48 #5EA248

split-complementary

#488BA2 #A2485E #A28C48

monochromatic

#22424D #356778 #488BA2 #6AA8BD #95C1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#488BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#488BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BA2

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BA2	1.00	3.82	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.076 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adbd',
    500: '#488ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ba2;
$custom-light: #82adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.333,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60194,
    "c": 0.07635,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BA2

secondary

#BC978A

accent

#7759CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BA2

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

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