#488DCF#488DCF
#488DCF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.122 H 249.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488DCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 141, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 31.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, -1.06, -40.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 40.44, 268.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.81% -0.0429 -0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.81% 0.122 249.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4557, 24.9301, 62.5952) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.32
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.85
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.18
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.37
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.51
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488DCF #CF8A48
analogous
#48CFCD #488DCF #484ACF
triadic
#488DCF #CF488D #8DCF48
tetradic
#488DCF #CD48CF #CF8A48 #4ACF48
square
#488DCF #CD48CF #CF8A48 #4ACF48
split-complementary
#488DCF #CF484A #CFCD48
monochromatic
#214F7C #2D6EAD #488DCF #78ABDC #A9C9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#488DCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#488DCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488DCF
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488DCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488DCF | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7090D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E83CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488dcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.122 249.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88aede',
500: '#488dcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488dcf; $custom-light: #88aede; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488dcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 141,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.333,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6281,
"c": 0.12213,
"h": 249.4
},
"luminance": 0.24932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488DCF
secondary
#D6B99D
accent
#9246E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83