#488BCF#488BCF

#488BCF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.124 H 250.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488BCF
RGB	rgb(72, 139, 207)
HSL	hsl(210, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(210, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.43, 0.11, -41.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.43, 41.33, 270.15°)
OKLab	oklab(62.36% -0.0408 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(62.36% 0.124 250.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1634, 24.3456, 62.4978)
Luminance	0.2435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488BCF #CF8C48

analogous

#48CFCF #488BCF #4848CF

triadic

#488BCF #CF488B #8BCF48

tetradic

#488BCF #CF48CF #CF8C48 #48CF48

square

#488BCF #CF48CF #CF8C48 #48CF48

split-complementary

#488BCF #CF4848 #CFCF48

monochromatic

#214E7C #2D6CAD #488BCF #78AADC #A9C8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#488BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#488BCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488BCF

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488BCF	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D8ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B81CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.124 250.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88acde',
    500: '#488bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488bcf;
$custom-light: #88acde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.222,
    "s": 58.442,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62358,
    "c": 0.12392,
    "h": 250.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488BCF

secondary

#D6BA9D

accent

#9446E2

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488BCF

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

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