#488CBB#488CBB

#488CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.099 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CBB
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.81, -7.16, -30.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.81, 31.80, 256.99°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% -0.048 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.099 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0168, 23.7197, 50.4749)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CBB #BB7748

analogous

#48BBB1 #488CBB #4852BB

triadic

#488CBB #BB488C #8CBB48

tetradic

#488CBB #B148BB #BB7748 #52BB48

square

#488CBB #B148BB #BB7748 #52BB48

split-complementary

#488CBB #BB4852 #BBB148

monochromatic

#254A64 #366B90 #488CBB #75A8CC #A1C4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#488CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#488CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CBB

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CBB	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.099 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85adcf',
    500: '#488cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488cbb;
$custom-light: #85adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.522,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61563,
    "c": 0.09936,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CBB

secondary

#C9AB96

accent

#8852D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CBB

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

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