#488EAF#488EAF

#488EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.086 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EAF
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.90, -12.14, -23.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.90, 26.89, 243.16°)
OKLab	oklab(61.48% -0.0545 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(61.48% 0.086 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0804, 23.8170, 44.0880)
Luminance	0.2382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EAF #AF6948

analogous

#48AF9C #488EAF #485BAF

triadic

#488EAF #AF488E #8EAF48

tetradic

#488EAF #9C48AF #AF6948 #5BAF48

square

#488EAF #9C48AF #AF6948 #5BAF48

split-complementary

#488EAF #AF485B #AF9C48

monochromatic

#244858 #366B84 #488EAF #70A9C4 #9BC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#488EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#488EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EAF

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EAF	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	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)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.086 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc7',
    500: '#488eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488eaf;
$custom-light: #84afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.223,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61477,
    "c": 0.08628,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EAF

secondary

#C2A090

accent

#7E56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EAF

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

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