#488DA7#488DA7

#488DA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.080 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DA7
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 167)
HSL	hsl(196, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(196, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.29, -14.08, -20.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.29, 24.74, 235.32°)
OKLab	oklab(60.89% -0.0564 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(60.89% 0.08 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1697, 23.2157, 40.0226)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DA7 #A76248

analogous

#48A792 #488DA7 #485EA7

triadic

#488DA7 #A7488D #8DA748

tetradic

#488DA7 #9248A7 #A76248 #5EA748

square

#488DA7 #9248A7 #A76248 #5EA748

split-complementary

#488DA7 #A7485E #A79248

monochromatic

#234551 #36697C #488DA7 #6CA9C0 #97C2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#488DA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#488DA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DA7

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DA7	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7180A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488da7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.080 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aec1',
    500: '#488da7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488da7;
$custom-light: #83aec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488da7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.421,
    "s": 39.749,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60888,
    "c": 0.07986,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DA7

secondary

#BE9A8C

accent

#7958D0

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DA7

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

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