#488BB0#488BB0

#488BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.088 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BB0
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 176)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 21%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.05, -10.14, -25.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.05, 27.80, 248.60°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.0507 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.088 235)
XYZ	xyz(19.7386, 22.9757, 44.4604)
Luminance	0.2298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488BB0 #B06D48

analogous

#48B0A1 #488BB0 #4857B0

triadic

#488BB0 #B0488B #8BB048

tetradic

#488BB0 #A148B0 #B06D48 #57B048

square

#488BB0 #A148B0 #B06D48 #57B048

split-complementary

#488BB0 #B04857 #B0A148

monochromatic

#244659 #366985 #488BB0 #70A7C5 #9CC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#488BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#488BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BB0

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BB0	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.088 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc7',
    500: '#488bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488bb0;
$custom-light: #84acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.346,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60809,
    "c": 0.08835,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.22978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BB0

secondary

#C3A391

accent

#8256D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BB0

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

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