#488BAF#488BAF

#488BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.087 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BAF
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.01, -10.46, -25.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.01, 27.45, 247.59°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% -0.0511 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.087 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6400, 22.9363, 43.9413)
Luminance	0.2294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488BAF #AF6C48

analogous

#48AF9F #488BAF #4857AF

triadic

#488BAF #AF488B #8BAF48

tetradic

#488BAF #9F48AF #AF6C48 #57AF48

square

#488BAF #9F48AF #AF6C48 #57AF48

split-complementary

#488BAF #AF4857 #AF9F48

monochromatic

#244658 #366984 #488BAF #70A7C4 #9BC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#488BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#488BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BAF

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BAF	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.087 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc7',
    500: '#488baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488baf;
$custom-light: #84acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.971,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60763,
    "c": 0.08737,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BAF

secondary

#C2A290

accent

#8156D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BAF

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

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