#488CAE#488CAE

#488CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.086 H 232.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CAE
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 174)
HSL	hsl(200, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.27, -11.34, -24.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.27, 26.91, 245.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.96% -0.0526 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(60.96% 0.086 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6876, 23.1880, 43.4744)
Luminance	0.2319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CAE #AE6A48

analogous

#48AE9D #488CAE #4859AE

triadic

#488CAE #AE488C #8CAE48

tetradic

#488CAE #9D48AE #AE6A48 #59AE48

square

#488CAE #9D48AE #AE6A48 #59AE48

split-complementary

#488CAE #AE4859 #AE9D48

monochromatic

#244657 #366983 #488CAE #70A8C4 #9BC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#488CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#488CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CAE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CAE	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.086 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc6',
    500: '#488cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488cae;
$custom-light: #84adc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60956,
    "c": 0.08603,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CAE

secondary

#C2A190

accent

#7F57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CAE

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

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