#488EAE#488EAE

#488EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.085 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EAE
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -12.45, -23.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 26.58, 242.06°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0548 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.085 230)
XYZ	xyz(19.9825, 23.7778, 43.5727)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EAE #AE6848

analogous

#48AE9B #488EAE #485BAE

triadic

#488EAE #AE488E #8EAE48

tetradic

#488EAE #9B48AE #AE6848 #5BAE48

square

#488EAE #9B48AE #AE6848 #5BAE48

split-complementary

#488EAE #AE485B #AE9B48

monochromatic

#244757 #366B83 #488EAE #70A9C4 #9BC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#488EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#488EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EAE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EAE	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.085 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc6',
    500: '#488eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488eae;
$custom-light: #84afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.824,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61433,
    "c": 0.0854,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.2378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EAE

secondary

#C2A090

accent

#7D57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EAE

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

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