#488DAC#488DAC
#488DAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.084 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488DAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 141, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 58%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.1%, 18%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.49, -12.53, -22.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.49, 26.12, 241.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.11% -0.0545 -0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.11% 0.084 229.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6409, 23.4042, 42.5041) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.30
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.50
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 6.78
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.97
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 7.03
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488DAC #AC6748
analogous
#48AC99 #488DAC #485BAC
triadic
#488DAC #AC488D #8DAC48
tetradic
#488DAC #9948AC #AC6748 #5BAC48
square
#488DAC #9948AC #AC6748 #5BAC48
split-complementary
#488DAC #AC485B #AC9948
monochromatic
#244656 #366A81 #488DAC #6FA9C3 #9AC2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#488DAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#488DAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488DAC
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488DAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488DAC | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D8BAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F80AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009697
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488dac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.084 229.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83aec4',
500: '#488dac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488dac; $custom-light: #83aec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488dac",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 141,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.6,
"s": 40.984,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61105,
"c": 0.08393,
"h": 229.5
},
"luminance": 0.23406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488DAC
secondary
#C19E8F
accent
#7D57D1
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F8
border
#CBCED1
text
#0B1012
muted
#7C7F81