#488CB3#488CB3
#488CB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.091 H 236.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 140, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 60%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.47, -9.75, -26.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.47, 28.66, 250.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.18% -0.0508 -0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.18% 0.091 236) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1842, 23.3866, 46.0895) |
| Luminance | 0.2339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.56
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.90
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.94
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.95
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.50
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488CB3 #B36F48
analogous
#48B3A5 #488CB3 #4857B3
triadic
#488CB3 #B3488C #8CB348
tetradic
#488CB3 #A548B3 #B36F48 #57B348
square
#488CB3 #A548B3 #B36F48 #57B348
split-complementary
#488CB3 #B34857 #B3A548
monochromatic
#25485C #366A87 #488CB3 #72A8C6 #9EC3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#488CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#488CB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488CB3
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488CB3 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A8BB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B80B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009699
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.091 236.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84adca',
500: '#488cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488cb3; $custom-light: #84adca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 140,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.869,
"s": 42.629,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61184,
"c": 0.09088,
"h": 236
},
"luminance": 0.23389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488CB3
secondary
#C4A592
accent
#8355D2
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F8
border
#CBCED1
text
#0C1013
muted
#7D7F82