#488CCC#488CCC

#488CCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.119 H 249.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CCC
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 204)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.58, -1.50, -39.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.58, 39.44, 267.82°)
OKLab	oklab(62.42% -0.0427 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(62.42% 0.119 249)
XYZ	xyz(22.9456, 24.4912, 60.6331)
Luminance	0.2449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CCC #CC8848

analogous

#48CCCA #488CCC #484ACC

triadic

#488CCC #CC488C #8CCC48

tetradic

#488CCC #CA48CC #CC8848 #4ACC48

square

#488CCC #CA48CC #CC8848 #4ACC48

split-complementary

#488CCC #CC484A #CCCA48

monochromatic

#214E78 #2F6DA8 #488CCC #78AAD9 #A8C8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#488CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#488CCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CCC

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CCC	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E82CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.119 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88addc',
    500: '#488ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ccc;
$custom-light: #88addc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.091,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62424,
    "c": 0.11932,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.24494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CCC

secondary

#D4B79C

accent

#9248E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CCC

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

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