#488DB0#488DB0

#488DB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.088 H 232.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DB0
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 176)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 19.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.64, -11.27, -24.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.64, 27.38, 245.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.053 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.088 232.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0309, 23.5602, 44.5578)
Luminance	0.2356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DB0 #B06B48

analogous

#48B09F #488DB0 #4859B0

triadic

#488DB0 #B0488D #8DB048

tetradic

#488DB0 #9F48B0 #B06B48 #59B048

square

#488DB0 #9F48B0 #B06B48 #59B048

split-complementary

#488DB0 #B04859 #B09F48

monochromatic

#244759 #366A85 #488DB0 #70A8C5 #9CC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#488DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#488DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DB0

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DB0	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.088 232.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec7',
    500: '#488db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488db0;
$custom-light: #84aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.192,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61284,
    "c": 0.08754,
    "h": 232.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DB0

secondary

#C3A291

accent

#8056D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DB0

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

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