#488CCB#488CCB

#488CCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.118 H 248.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CCB
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 203)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 31%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.53, -1.83, -38.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.53, 38.96, 267.30°)
OKLab	oklab(62.37% -0.043 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(62.37% 0.118 248.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8261, 24.4434, 60.0034)
Luminance	0.2445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CCB #CB8748

analogous

#48CBC9 #488CCB #484BCB

triadic

#488CCB #CB488C #8CCB48

tetradic

#488CCB #C948CB #CB8748 #4BCB48

square

#488CCB #C948CB #CB8748 #4BCB48

split-complementary

#488CCB #CB484B #CBC948

monochromatic

#224E77 #2F6DA6 #488CCB #78AAD9 #A7C8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#488CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#488CCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CCB

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CCB	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708FCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F82CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.118 248.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87addb',
    500: '#488ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ccb;
$custom-light: #87addb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.855,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62372,
    "c": 0.11809,
    "h": 248.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CCB

secondary

#D3B69B

accent

#9149DF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CCB

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

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