#488EC7#488EC7
#488EC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.112 H 245.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488EC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 142, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.92, -4.34, -36.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.92, 36.30, 263.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.62% -0.0463 -0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.62% 0.112 245.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6504, 24.8450, 57.6236) |
| Luminance | 0.2485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.74
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.91
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.23
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.47
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488EC7 #C78148
analogous
#48C7C0 #488EC7 #484EC7
triadic
#488EC7 #C7488E #8EC748
tetradic
#488EC7 #C048C7 #C78148 #4EC748
square
#488EC7 #C048C7 #C78148 #4EC748
split-complementary
#488EC7 #C7484E #C7C048
monochromatic
#234E72 #316FA1 #488EC7 #77ABD5 #A6C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#488EC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#488EC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488EC7
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488EC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488EC7 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#758FCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6483C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488ec7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.112 245.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87aed8',
500: '#488ec7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488ec7; $custom-light: #87aed8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488ec7",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 142,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.929,
"s": 53.138,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62622,
"c": 0.11166,
"h": 245.5
},
"luminance": 0.24847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488EC7
secondary
#D1B39A
accent
#8C4BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83