#488DB3#488DB3

#488DB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.090 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DB3
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 179)
HSL	hsl(201, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.77, -10.31, -26.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.77, 28.42, 248.73°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.0519 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.09 235)
XYZ	xyz(20.3310, 23.6802, 46.1384)
Luminance	0.2368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DB3 #B36E48

analogous

#48B3A3 #488DB3 #4858B3

triadic

#488DB3 #B3488D #8DB348

tetradic

#488DB3 #A348B3 #B36E48 #58B348

square

#488DB3 #A348B3 #B36E48 #58B348

split-complementary

#488DB3 #B34858 #B3A348

monochromatic

#25485C #366B87 #488DB3 #72A8C6 #9EC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#488DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#488DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DB3

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DB3	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C81B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.090 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aeca',
    500: '#488db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488db3;
$custom-light: #84aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.308,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61421,
    "c": 0.09042,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.23682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DB3

secondary

#C4A492

accent

#8255D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DB3

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

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