#488CBD#488CBD

#488CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.102 H 242.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CBD
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.89, -6.50, -31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.89, 32.64, 258.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.66% -0.0474 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(61.66% 0.102 242.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2324, 23.8060, 51.6103)
Luminance	0.2381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CBD #BD7948

analogous

#48BDB3 #488CBD #4851BD

triadic

#488CBD #BD488C #8CBD48

tetradic

#488CBD #B348BD #BD7948 #51BD48

square

#488CBD #B348BD #BD7948 #51BD48

split-complementary

#488CBD #BD4851 #BDB348

monochromatic

#254B66 #356C93 #488CBD #75A8CD #A2C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#488CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#488CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CBD

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CBD	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.102 242.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86add1',
    500: '#488cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488cbd;
$custom-light: #86add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.128,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61661,
    "c": 0.10159,
    "h": 242.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CBD

secondary

#CAAC97

accent

#8951D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CBD

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

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