#488DDD#488DDD
#488DDD is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.140 H 253.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488DDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 141, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 36.2%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.70, 3.73, -47.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.70, 47.33, 274.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% -0.0391 -0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.14 253.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2437, 25.6453, 72.0123) |
| Luminance | 0.2565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.71
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.10
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.82
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.86
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.03
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488DDD #DD9848
analogous
#48D7DD #488DDD #4E48DD
triadic
#488DDD #DD488D #8DDD48
tetradic
#488DDD #DD48D7 #DD9848 #48DD4E
square
#488DDD #DD48D7 #DD9848 #48DD4E
split-complementary
#488DDD #DD4E48 #D7DD48
monochromatic
#1B5190 #246EC3 #488DDD #7CADE7 #AFCDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#488DDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#488DDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488DDD
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488DDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488DDD | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6992E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5484DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488ddd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.140 253.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aade8',
500: '#488ddd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488ddd; $custom-light: #8aade8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488ddd",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 141,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.215,
"s": 68.664,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63578,
"c": 0.13968,
"h": 253.7
},
"luminance": 0.25648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488DDD
secondary
#DEC3A2
accent
#9A3CEC
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FC
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84