#488EA2#488EA2

#488EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.076 H 218.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EA2
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(193, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(193, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.41, -16.15, -17.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.41, 23.67, 226.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.0595 -0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.076 218.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8645, 23.3306, 37.6845)
Luminance	0.2333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EA2 #A25C48

analogous

#48A289 #488EA2 #4861A2

triadic

#488EA2 #A2488E #8EA248

tetradic

#488EA2 #8948A2 #A25C48 #61A248

square

#488EA2 #8948A2 #A25C48 #61A248

split-complementary

#488EA2 #A24861 #A28948

monochromatic

#22444D #356978 #488EA2 #6AABBD #95C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#488EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#488EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EA2

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EA2	1.00	3.71	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7480A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.076 218.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbd',
    500: '#488ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ea2;
$custom-light: #83afbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.333,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60921,
    "c": 0.07643,
    "h": 218.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EA2

secondary

#BC958A

accent

#7359CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EA2

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

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