#488DAF#488DAF

#488DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.087 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DAF
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.60, -11.58, -24.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.60, 27.05, 244.65°)
OKLab	oklab(61.24% -0.0533 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(61.24% 0.087 232)
XYZ	xyz(19.9323, 23.5207, 44.0387)
Luminance	0.2352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488DAF #AF6A48

analogous

#48AF9D #488DAF #4859AF

triadic

#488DAF #AF488D #8DAF48

tetradic

#488DAF #9D48AF #AF6A48 #59AF48

square

#488DAF #9D48AF #AF6A48 #59AF48

split-complementary

#488DAF #AF4859 #AF9D48

monochromatic

#244758 #366A84 #488DAF #70A8C4 #9BC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#488DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#488DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DAF

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DAF	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.087 232.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec7',
    500: '#488daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488daf;
$custom-light: #84aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.806,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61239,
    "c": 0.08661,
    "h": 232
  },
  "luminance": 0.23523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DAF

secondary

#C2A190

accent

#7F56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DAF

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

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