#488BE5#488BE5
#488BE5 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.152 H 256.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488BE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 139, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 75%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 69%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.56, 7.70, -51.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.56, 52.44, 278.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.6% -0.0354 -0.1478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.152 256.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0428, 25.4974, 77.6625) |
| Luminance | 0.2550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.46
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.37
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.90
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.33
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.40
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488BE5 #E5A248
analogous
#48DAE5 #488BE5 #5448E5
triadic
#488BE5 #E5488B #8BE548
tetradic
#488BE5 #E548DA #E5A248 #48E554
square
#488BE5 #E548DA #E5A248 #48E554
split-complementary
#488BE5 #E55448 #DAE548
monochromatic
#164F9C #1E6BD2 #488BE5 #7EADED #B3CFF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#488BE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#488BE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488BE5
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488BE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488BE5 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6292E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4984E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488be5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.152 256.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cacee',
500: '#488be5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488be5; $custom-light: #8cacee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488be5",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 139,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.395,
"s": 75.12,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63604,
"c": 0.15201,
"h": 256.5
},
"luminance": 0.255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488BE5
secondary
#E3C9A6
accent
#A236F2
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84