#488EBA#488EBA

#488EBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.097 H 238.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EBA
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 186)
HSL	hsl(203, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.35, -8.62, -29.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.35, 30.79, 253.75°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.0505 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.097 238.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2051, 24.2668, 50.0113)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EBA #BA7448

analogous

#48BAAD #488EBA #4855BA

triadic

#488EBA #BA488E #8EBA48

tetradic

#488EBA #AD48BA #BA7448 #55BA48

square

#488EBA #AD48BA #BA7448 #55BA48

split-complementary

#488EBA #BA4855 #BAAD48

monochromatic

#254B62 #366D8F #488EBA #74A9CB #A1C5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#488EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#488EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EBA

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EBA	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.097 238.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcf',
    500: '#488eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488eba;
$custom-light: #85afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.158,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61983,
    "c": 0.09708,
    "h": 238.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EBA

secondary

#C8A996

accent

#8553D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EBA

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

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