#488DBD#488DBD

#488DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.101 H 241.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DBD
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.19, -7.07, -31.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.19, 32.31, 257.36°)
OKLab	oklab(61.89% -0.0484 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(61.89% 0.101 241.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3792, 24.0995, 51.6592)
Luminance	0.2410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DBD #BD7848

analogous

#48BDB2 #488DBD #4852BD

triadic

#488DBD #BD488D #8DBD48

tetradic

#488DBD #B248BD #BD7848 #52BD48

square

#488DBD #B248BD #BD7848 #52BD48

split-complementary

#488DBD #BD4852 #BDB248

monochromatic

#254B66 #356C93 #488DBD #75A9CD #A2C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#488DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#488DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DBD

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DBD	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.101 241.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed1',
    500: '#488dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488dbd;
$custom-light: #86aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.615,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61894,
    "c": 0.10093,
    "h": 241.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DBD

secondary

#CAAC97

accent

#8851D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DBD

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

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