#488EA0#488EA0

#488EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.075 H 216.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EA0
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(192, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(192, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, -16.75, -16.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 23.34, 224.15°)
OKLab	oklab(60.84% -0.0603 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(60.84% 0.075 216.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6882, 23.2601, 36.7557)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EA0 #A05A48

analogous

#48A086 #488EA0 #4862A0

triadic

#488EA0 #A0488E #8EA048

tetradic

#488EA0 #8648A0 #A05A48 #62A048

square

#488EA0 #8648A0 #A05A48 #62A048

split-complementary

#488EA0 #A04862 #A08648

monochromatic

#22434C #356976 #488EA0 #69ABBC #94C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#488EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#488EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EA0

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EA0	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7580A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.075 216.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afbc',
    500: '#488ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ea0;
$custom-light: #82afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.273,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60839,
    "c": 0.07528,
    "h": 216.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EA0

secondary

#BB9389

accent

#725ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EA0

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

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