#488DBF#488DBF

#488DBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.103 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488DBF
RGB	rgb(72, 141, 191)
HSL	hsl(205, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.27, -6.42, -32.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.27, 33.15, 258.84°)
OKLab	oklab(61.99% -0.0478 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(61.99% 0.103 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5978, 24.1870, 52.8105)
Luminance	0.2419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488DBF #BF7A48

analogous

#48BFB6 #488DBF #4852BF

triadic

#488DBF #BF488D #8DBF48

tetradic

#488DBF #B648BF #BF7A48 #52BF48

square

#488DBF #B648BF #BF7A48 #52BF48

split-complementary

#488DBF #BF4852 #BFB648

monochromatic

#244C68 #346D96 #488DBF #75A9CF #A3C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#488DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#488DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488DBF

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488DBF	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6782BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.103 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed2',
    500: '#488dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488dbf;
$custom-light: #86aed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.21,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61991,
    "c": 0.10317,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488DBF

secondary

#CCAD97

accent

#8950D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488DBF

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

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