#488CB2#488CB2

#488CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.090 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CB2
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, -10.07, -26.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 28.29, 249.15°)
OKLab	oklab(61.14% -0.0511 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(61.14% 0.09 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0834, 23.3463, 45.5588)
Luminance	0.2335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CB2 #B26E48

analogous

#48B2A3 #488CB2 #4857B2

triadic

#488CB2 #B2488C #8CB248

tetradic

#488CB2 #A348B2 #B26E48 #57B248

square

#488CB2 #A348B2 #B26E48 #57B248

split-complementary

#488CB2 #B24857 #B2A348

monochromatic

#25475B #366A86 #488CB2 #71A8C6 #9DC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#488CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#488CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CB2

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CB2	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.090 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc9',
    500: '#488cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488cb2;
$custom-light: #84adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.509,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61138,
    "c": 0.08988,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CB2

secondary

#C4A492

accent

#8256D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CB2

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

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