#488EAB#488EAB

#488EAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.083 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EAB
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 17%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.75, -13.39, -21.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.75, 25.71, 238.60°)
OKLab	oklab(61.3% -0.056 -0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(61.3% 0.083 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6933, 23.6622, 42.0496)
Luminance	0.2366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488EAB #AB6548

analogous

#48AB97 #488EAB #485CAB

triadic

#488EAB #AB488E #8EAB48

tetradic

#488EAB #9748AB #AB6548 #5CAB48

square

#488EAB #9748AB #AB6548 #5CAB48

split-complementary

#488EAB #AB485C #AB9748

monochromatic

#244655 #366A80 #488EAB #6EA9C2 #99C3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#488EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#488EAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EAB

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EAB	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7181AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.083 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afc4',
    500: '#488eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488eab;
$custom-light: #83afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.576,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61301,
    "c": 0.08286,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EAB

secondary

#C09D8E

accent

#7B57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EAB

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

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