#488BBF#488BBF

#488BBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.105 H 244.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BBF
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 191)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -5.27, -33.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 33.85, 261.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.53% -0.0456 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(61.53% 0.105 244.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3056, 23.6025, 52.7130)
Luminance	0.2361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488BBF #BF7C48

analogous

#48BFB7 #488BBF #4850BF

triadic

#488BBF #BF488B #8BBF48

tetradic

#488BBF #B748BF #BF7C48 #50BF48

square

#488BBF #B748BF #BF7C48 #50BF48

split-complementary

#488BBF #BF4850 #BFB748

monochromatic

#244B68 #346B96 #488BBF #75A8CF #A3C4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#488BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#488BBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BBF

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BBF	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.105 244.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd2',
    500: '#488bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488bbf;
$custom-light: #86acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.218,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61527,
    "c": 0.10458,
    "h": 244.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BBF

secondary

#CCAE97

accent

#8B50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BBF

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

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