#488EB0#488EB0

#488EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.087 H 231.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EB0
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.94, -11.82, -24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.94, 27.20, 244.24°)
OKLab	oklab(61.52% -0.0541 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(61.52% 0.087 231.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1790, 23.8564, 44.6072)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EB0 #B06A48

analogous

#48B09E #488EB0 #485AB0

triadic

#488EB0 #B0488E #8EB048

tetradic

#488EB0 #9E48B0 #B06A48 #5AB048

square

#488EB0 #9E48B0 #B06A48 #5AB048

split-complementary

#488EB0 #B0485A #B09E48

monochromatic

#244859 #366B85 #488EB0 #70A9C5 #9CC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#488EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#488EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EB0

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EB0	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.087 231.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc7',
    500: '#488eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488eb0;
$custom-light: #84afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.615,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61522,
    "c": 0.08719,
    "h": 231.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EB0

secondary

#C3A191

accent

#7E56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EB0

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

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