#488CA2#488CA2

#488CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.076 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CA2
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.80, -15.06, -18.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.80, 23.64, 230.42°)
OKLab	oklab(60.44% -0.0572 -0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(60.44% 0.076 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5696, 22.7408, 37.5862)
Luminance	0.2274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CA2 #A25E48

analogous

#48A28B #488CA2 #485FA2

triadic

#488CA2 #A2488C #8CA248

tetradic

#488CA2 #8B48A2 #A25E48 #5FA248

square

#488CA2 #8B48A2 #A25E48 #5FA248

split-complementary

#488CA2 #A2485F #A28B48

monochromatic

#22434D #356778 #488CA2 #6AA9BD #95C1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#488CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#488CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CA2

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CA2	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.076 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adbd',
    500: '#488ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ca2;
$custom-light: #82adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.667,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60436,
    "c": 0.07633,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CA2

secondary

#BC968A

accent

#7659CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CA2

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

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