#488DA2#488DA2

#488DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.076 H 220.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DA2
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(194, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.11, -15.61, -17.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.11, 23.64, 228.69°)
OKLab	oklab(60.68% -0.0584 -0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(60.68% 0.076 220.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7164, 23.0344, 37.6352)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DA2 #A25D48

analogous

#48A28A #488DA2 #4860A2

triadic

#488DA2 #A2488D #8DA248

tetradic

#488DA2 #8A48A2 #A25D48 #60A248

square

#488DA2 #8A48A2 #A25D48 #60A248

split-complementary

#488DA2 #A24860 #A28A48

monochromatic

#22434D #356878 #488DA2 #6AAABD #95C2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#488DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#488DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DA2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DA2	1.00	3.75	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7380A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.076 220.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aebd',
    500: '#488da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488da2;
$custom-light: #82aebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60678,
    "c": 0.07636,
    "h": 220.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DA2

secondary

#BC968A

accent

#7559CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DA2

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

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