#488DDE#488DDE
#488DDE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.141 H 254.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488DDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 141, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.75, 4.07, -47.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.75, 47.84, 274.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.64% -0.0389 -0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.64% 0.141 254) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3773, 25.6988, 72.7160) |
| Luminance | 0.2570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.65
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.06
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.78
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.85
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.03
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488DDE #DE9948
analogous
#48D8DE #488DDE #4E48DE
triadic
#488DDE #DE488D #8DDE48
tetradic
#488DDE #DE48D8 #DE9948 #48DE4E
square
#488DDE #DE48D8 #DE9948 #48DE4E
split-complementary
#488DDE #DE4E48 #D8DE48
monochromatic
#1A5191 #246EC5 #488DDE #7CADE7 #B0CEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#488DDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#488DDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488DDE
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488DDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488DDE | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6992E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5384DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488dde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.141 254.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aade8',
500: '#488dde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488dde; $custom-light: #8aade8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488dde",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 141,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.4,
"s": 69.444,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63635,
"c": 0.14096,
"h": 254
},
"luminance": 0.25701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488DDE
secondary
#DFC3A3
accent
#9B3CEC
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84