#488CB0#488CB0

#488CB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.088 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CB0
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 176)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -10.71, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 27.58, 247.16°)
OKLab	oklab(61.05% -0.0518 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(61.05% 0.088 233.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8841, 23.2666, 44.5089)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CB0 #B06C48

analogous

#48B0A0 #488CB0 #4858B0

triadic

#488CB0 #B0488C #8CB048

tetradic

#488CB0 #A048B0 #B06C48 #58B048

square

#488CB0 #A048B0 #B06C48 #58B048

split-complementary

#488CB0 #B04858 #B0A048

monochromatic

#244759 #366985 #488CB0 #70A8C5 #9CC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#488CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#488CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CB0

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CB0	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	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)

#7B8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C80AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.088 233.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc7',
    500: '#488cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488cb0;
$custom-light: #84adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.769,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61046,
    "c": 0.08793,
    "h": 233.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CB0

secondary

#C3A291

accent

#8156D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CB0

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

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