#488DB2#488DB2

#488DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.089 H 234.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DB2
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.73, -10.63, -25.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.73, 28.07, 247.75°)
OKLab	oklab(61.38% -0.0522 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(61.38% 0.089 234.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2302, 23.6399, 45.6077)
Luminance	0.2364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DB2 #B26D48

analogous

#48B2A2 #488DB2 #4858B2

triadic

#488DB2 #B2488D #8DB248

tetradic

#488DB2 #A248B2 #B26D48 #58B248

square

#488DB2 #A248B2 #B26D48 #58B248

split-complementary

#488DB2 #B24858 #B2A248

monochromatic

#25485B #366A86 #488DB2 #71A8C6 #9DC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#488DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#488DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DB2

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DB2	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.089 234.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec9',
    500: '#488db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488db2;
$custom-light: #84aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.943,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61375,
    "c": 0.08945,
    "h": 234.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DB2

secondary

#C4A392

accent

#8156D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DB2

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

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