#488EAD#488EAD

#488EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.085 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EAD
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.83, -12.77, -22.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.83, 26.28, 240.93°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% -0.0552 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.085 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8854, 23.7390, 43.0612)
Luminance	0.2374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EAD #AD6748

analogous

#48AD99 #488EAD #485BAD

triadic

#488EAD #AD488E #8EAD48

tetradic

#488EAD #9948AD #AD6748 #5BAD48

square

#488EAD #9948AD #AD6748 #5BAD48

split-complementary

#488EAD #AD485B #AD9948

monochromatic

#244757 #366B82 #488EAD #6FA9C3 #9AC3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#488EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#488EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EAD

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EAD	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.085 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc5',
    500: '#488ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ead;
$custom-light: #84afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.416,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61389,
    "c": 0.08453,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EAD

secondary

#C19F8F

accent

#7C57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EAD

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

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