#488DAD#488DAD

#488DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.085 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DAD
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.53, -12.21, -23.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.53, 26.42, 242.47°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% -0.0541 -0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.085 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7373, 23.4428, 43.0118)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DAD #AD6848

analogous

#48AD9A #488DAD #485AAD

triadic

#488DAD #AD488D #8DAD48

tetradic

#488DAD #9A48AD #AD6848 #5AAD48

square

#488DAD #9A48AD #AD6848 #5AAD48

split-complementary

#488DAD #AD485A #AD9A48

monochromatic

#244757 #366A82 #488DAD #6FA8C3 #9AC2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#488DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#488DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DAD

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DAD	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.085 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec5',
    500: '#488dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488dad;
$custom-light: #84aec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.01,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6115,
    "c": 0.08481,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DAD

secondary

#C19F8F

accent

#7D57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DAD

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

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