#488EA5#488EA5

#488EA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.078 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EA5
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 165)
HSL	hsl(195, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 13.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.52, -15.24, -18.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.52, 24.24, 231.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.05% -0.0583 -0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(61.05% 0.078 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1344, 23.4386, 39.1058)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EA5 #A55F48

analogous

#48A58E #488EA5 #4860A5

triadic

#488EA5 #A5488E #8EA548

tetradic

#488EA5 #8E48A5 #A55F48 #60A548

square

#488EA5 #8E48A5 #A55F48 #60A548

split-complementary

#488EA5 #A54860 #A58E48

monochromatic

#234550 #35697A #488EA5 #6CAABF #96C3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#488EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#488EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EA5

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EA5	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808BA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7381A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.078 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbf',
    500: '#488ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ea5;
$custom-light: #83afbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.839,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61045,
    "c": 0.07836,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EA5

secondary

#BD988C

accent

#7659CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EA5

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

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