#488DA4#488DA4

#488DA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.078 H 222.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DA4
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 164)
HSL	hsl(195, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.18, -15.00, -18.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.18, 24.05, 231.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% -0.0576 -0.0522)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.078 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8956, 23.1061, 38.5789)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DA4 #A45F48

analogous

#48A48D #488DA4 #485FA4

triadic

#488DA4 #A4488D #8DA448

tetradic

#488DA4 #8D48A4 #A45F48 #5FA448

square

#488DA4 #8D48A4 #A45F48 #5FA448

split-complementary

#488DA4 #A4485F #A48D48

monochromatic

#23444F #356879 #488DA4 #6BA9BE #96C2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#488DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#488DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DA4

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DA4	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7280A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.078 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aebf',
    500: '#488da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488da4;
$custom-light: #83aebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60761,
    "c": 0.07768,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DA4

secondary

#BD978B

accent

#7659CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DA4

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

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