#488CCF#488CCF

#488CCF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.123 H 250.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488CCF
RGB	rgb(72, 140, 207)
HSL	hsl(210, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(210, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.72, -0.48, -40.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.72, 40.88, 269.33°)
OKLab	oklab(62.58% -0.0419 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(62.58% 0.123 250.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3089, 24.6365, 62.5463)
Luminance	0.2464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488CCF #CF8B48

analogous

#48CFCF #488CCF #4848CF

triadic

#488CCF #CF488C #8CCF48

tetradic

#488CCF #CF48CF #CF8B48 #48CF48

square

#488CCF #CF48CF #CF8B48 #48CF48

split-complementary

#488CCF #CF4848 #CFCF48

monochromatic

#214F7C #2D6DAD #488CCF #78AADC #A9C9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#488CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.93

#488CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488CCF

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488CCF	1.00	3.54	5.93	5.93
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F8FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C82CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.123 250.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88adde',
    500: '#488ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ccf;
$custom-light: #88adde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.778,
    "s": 58.442,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62584,
    "c": 0.12302,
    "h": 250.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488CCF

secondary

#D6B99D

accent

#9346E2

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488CCF

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

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