#488BB2#488BB2

#488BB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.090 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BB2
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.13, -9.50, -26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.13, 28.53, 250.54°)
OKLab	oklab(60.9% -0.05 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.09 236.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9380, 23.0554, 45.5103)
Luminance	0.2306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488BB2 #B26F48

analogous

#48B2A4 #488BB2 #4856B2

triadic

#488BB2 #B2488B #8BB248

tetradic

#488BB2 #A448B2 #B26F48 #56B248

square

#488BB2 #A448B2 #B26F48 #56B248

split-complementary

#488BB2 #B24856 #B2A448

monochromatic

#25475B #366986 #488BB2 #71A7C6 #9DC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#488BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#488BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BB2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BB2	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.090 236.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc9',
    500: '#488bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488bb2;
$custom-light: #84acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.075,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60901,
    "c": 0.09035,
    "h": 236.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BB2

secondary

#C4A492

accent

#8356D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BB2

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

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