#488BBD#488BBD

#488BBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.102 H 243.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BBD
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.60, -5.93, -32.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.60, 32.98, 259.65°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0463 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.102 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0870, 23.5150, 51.5618)
Luminance	0.2352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488BBD #BD7A48

analogous

#48BDB4 #488BBD #4850BD

triadic

#488BBD #BD488B #8BBD48

tetradic

#488BBD #B448BD #BD7A48 #50BD48

square

#488BBD #B448BD #BD7A48 #50BD48

split-complementary

#488BBD #BD4850 #BDB448

monochromatic

#254A66 #356B93 #488BBD #75A8CD #A2C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#488BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#488BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BBD

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BBD	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.102 243.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acd1',
    500: '#488bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488bbd;
$custom-light: #85acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.641,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61428,
    "c": 0.10227,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BBD

secondary

#CAAD97

accent

#8A51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BBD

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

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