#488EBD#488EBD

#488EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.100 H 240.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488EBD
RGB	rgb(72, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.48, -7.64, -31.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.48, 32.00, 256.18°)
OKLab	oklab(62.13% -0.0495 -0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(62.13% 0.1 240.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5273, 24.3957, 51.7086)
Luminance	0.2440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488EBD #BD7748

analogous

#48BDB2 #488EBD #4853BD

triadic

#488EBD #BD488E #8EBD48

tetradic

#488EBD #B248BD #BD7748 #53BD48

square

#488EBD #B248BD #BD7748 #53BD48

split-complementary

#488EBD #BD4853 #BDB248

monochromatic

#254C66 #356D93 #488EBD #75AACD #A2C6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#488EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#488EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488EBD

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488EBD	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.100 240.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afd1',
    500: '#488ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488ebd;
$custom-light: #86afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.103,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62127,
    "c": 0.1003,
    "h": 240.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488EBD

secondary

#CAAB97

accent

#8751D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488EBD

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

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