#488BC7#488BC7
#488BC7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.114 H 247.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488BC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 139, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 30.2%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.05, -2.60, -37.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.05, 37.50, 266.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.93% -0.0431 -0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.93% 0.114 247.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2101, 23.9643, 57.4768) |
| Luminance | 0.2397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.82
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.35
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.69
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.80
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.83
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488BC7 #C78448
analogous
#48C7C3 #488BC7 #484CC7
triadic
#488BC7 #C7488B #8BC748
tetradic
#488BC7 #C348C7 #C78448 #4CC748
square
#488BC7 #C348C7 #C78448 #4CC748
split-complementary
#488BC7 #C7484C #C7C348
monochromatic
#234C72 #316CA1 #488BC7 #77A9D5 #A6C6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#488BC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#488BC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488BC7
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488BC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488BC7 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#718DCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6081C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488bc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.114 247.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87acd8',
500: '#488bc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488bc7; $custom-light: #87acd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488bc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 139,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.346,
"s": 53.138,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61935,
"c": 0.11407,
"h": 247.8
},
"luminance": 0.23966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488BC7
secondary
#D1B49A
accent
#904BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83