#488CAF#488CAF

#488CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.087 H 233.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CAF
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.31, -11.02, -24.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.31, 27.24, 246.13°)
OKLab	oklab(61% -0.0522 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(61% 0.087 233.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7855, 23.2272, 43.9897)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CAF #AF6B48

analogous

#48AF9E #488CAF #4859AF

triadic

#488CAF #AF488C #8CAF48

tetradic

#488CAF #9E48AF #AF6B48 #59AF48

square

#488CAF #9E48AF #AF6B48 #59AF48

split-complementary

#488CAF #AF4859 #AF9E48

monochromatic

#244758 #366984 #488CAF #70A8C4 #9BC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#488CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#488CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CAF

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CAF	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.087 233.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc7',
    500: '#488caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488caf;
$custom-light: #84adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.388,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61001,
    "c": 0.08697,
    "h": 233.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CAF

secondary

#C2A190

accent

#8056D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CAF

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

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