#488DB7#488DB7

#488DB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.094 H 237.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DB7
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 183)
HSL	hsl(203, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 23%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.93, -9.02, -28.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.93, 29.91, 252.44°)
OKLab	oklab(61.61% -0.0505 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(61.61% 0.094 237.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7414, 23.8444, 48.2999)
Luminance	0.2385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DB7 #B77248

analogous

#48B7AA #488DB7 #4855B7

triadic

#488DB7 #B7488D #8DB748

tetradic

#488DB7 #AA48B7 #B77248 #55B748

square

#488DB7 #AA48B7 #B77248 #55B748

split-complementary

#488DB7 #B74855 #B7AA48

monochromatic

#25495F #376B8B #488DB7 #74A8C8 #A0C4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#488DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#488DB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DB7

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DB7	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A81B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.094 237.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aecc',
    500: '#488db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488db7;
$custom-light: #85aecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.703,
    "s": 43.529,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61607,
    "c": 0.09448,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DB7

secondary

#C6A795

accent

#8455D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DB7

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

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