#488EA3#488EA3

#488EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.077 H 219.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EA3
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(194, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.45, -15.85, -17.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.45, 23.84, 228.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.96% -0.0591 -0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(60.96% 0.077 219.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9538, 23.3663, 38.1545)
Luminance	0.2337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EA3 #A35D48

analogous

#48A38A #488EA3 #4860A3

triadic

#488EA3 #A3488E #8EA348

tetradic

#488EA3 #8A48A3 #A35D48 #60A348

square

#488EA3 #8A48A3 #A35D48 #60A348

split-complementary

#488EA3 #A34860 #A38A48

monochromatic

#22444E #356979 #488EA3 #6BAABD #95C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#488EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#488EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EA3

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EA3	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	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)

#818BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7480A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.077 219.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbe',
    500: '#488ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ea3;
$custom-light: #83afbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.846,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60962,
    "c": 0.07705,
    "h": 219.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EA3

secondary

#BC968B

accent

#7459CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EA3

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

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