#488BD9#488BD9
#488BD9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.137 H 253.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488BD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 139, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 35.9%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.93, 3.53, -46.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.93, 46.30, 274.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.91% -0.0382 -0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.91% 0.137 253.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4249, 24.8502, 69.1415) |
| Luminance | 0.2485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.40
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.69
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.41
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.55
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.85
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488BD9 #D99648
analogous
#48D4D9 #488BD9 #4E48D9
triadic
#488BD9 #D9488B #8BD948
tetradic
#488BD9 #D948D4 #D99648 #48D94E
square
#488BD9 #D948D4 #D99648 #48D94E
split-complementary
#488BD9 #D94E48 #D4D948
monochromatic
#1D4F8A #276CBD #488BD9 #7BABE4 #ADCBEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#488BD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#488BD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488BD9
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488BD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488BD9 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6890DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5482D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488bd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.137 253.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aace5',
500: '#488bd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488bd9; $custom-light: #8aace5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488bd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 139,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.276,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6291,
"c": 0.13657,
"h": 253.8
},
"luminance": 0.24853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488BD9
secondary
#DCC1A1
accent
#9A3FE9
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FC
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84