#488DB1#488DB1

#488DB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.088 H 233.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DB1
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 177)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -10.95, -25.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 27.72, 246.74°)
OKLab	oklab(61.33% -0.0526 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(61.33% 0.088 233.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1302, 23.5999, 45.0808)
Luminance	0.2360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DB1 #B16C48

analogous

#48B1A1 #488DB1 #4859B1

triadic

#488DB1 #B1488D #8DB148

tetradic

#488DB1 #A148B1 #B16C48 #59B148

square

#488DB1 #A148B1 #B16C48 #59B148

split-complementary

#488DB1 #B14859 #B1A148

monochromatic

#25485A #366A85 #488DB1 #71A8C5 #9CC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#488DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#488DB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DB1

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DB1	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.088 233.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec8',
    500: '#488db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488db1;
$custom-light: #84aec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.571,
    "s": 42.169,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61329,
    "c": 0.08848,
    "h": 233.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DB1

secondary

#C3A391

accent

#8056D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DB1

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

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