#488BBC#488BBC

#488BBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.101 H 242.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BBC
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 188)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.55, -6.26, -31.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.55, 32.55, 258.92°)
OKLab	oklab(61.38% -0.0466 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(61.38% 0.101 242.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9788, 23.4718, 50.9921)
Luminance	0.2347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488BBC #BC7948

analogous

#48BCB3 #488BBC #4851BC

triadic

#488BBC #BC488B #8BBC48

tetradic

#488BBC #B348BC #BC7948 #51BC48

square

#488BBC #B348BC #BC7948 #51BC48

split-complementary

#488BBC #BC4851 #BCB348

monochromatic

#254A65 #356B92 #488BBC #75A7CC #A2C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#488BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#488BBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BBC

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BBC	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.101 242.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acd0',
    500: '#488bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488bbc;
$custom-light: #85acd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.345,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61379,
    "c": 0.10113,
    "h": 242.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BBC

secondary

#CAAC96

accent

#8A52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BBC

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

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