#488CC7#488CC7

#488CC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.113 H 247.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CC7
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 199)
HSL	hsl(208, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 29.6%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.34, -3.18, -36.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.34, 37.09, 265.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.16% -0.0442 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(62.16% 0.113 247)
XYZ	xyz(22.3555, 24.2552, 57.5253)
Luminance	0.2426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CC7 #C78348

analogous

#48C7C2 #488CC7 #484CC7

triadic

#488CC7 #C7488C #8CC748

tetradic

#488CC7 #C248C7 #C78348 #4CC748

square

#488CC7 #C248C7 #C78348 #4CC748

split-complementary

#488CC7 #C7484C #C7C248

monochromatic

#234D72 #316DA1 #488CC7 #77A9D5 #A6C7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#488CC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#488CC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CC7

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CC7	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6182C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488cc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.113 247.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87add8',
    500: '#488cc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488cc7;
$custom-light: #87add8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488cc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.874,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62163,
    "c": 0.11325,
    "h": 247
  },
  "luminance": 0.24257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CC7

secondary

#D1B39A

accent

#8F4BDD

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CC7

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

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