#488EC8#488EC8
#488EC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.113 H 246.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488EC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 142, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 29%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.97, -4.00, -36.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.97, 36.76, 263.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% -0.046 -0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.113 246) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7669, 24.8916, 58.2371) |
| Luminance | 0.2489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.56
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.73
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.95
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.22
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.52
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488EC8 #C88248
analogous
#48C8C2 #488EC8 #484EC8
triadic
#488EC8 #C8488E #8EC848
tetradic
#488EC8 #C248C8 #C88248 #4EC848
square
#488EC8 #C248C8 #C88248 #4EC848
split-complementary
#488EC8 #C8484E #C8C248
monochromatic
#234F73 #316FA2 #488EC8 #77ABD6 #A6C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#488EC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#488EC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488EC8
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488EC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488EC8 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7490CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6383C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488ec8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 142, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.113 246.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87aed9',
500: '#488ec8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488ec8; $custom-light: #87aed9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488ec8",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 142,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.188,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62673,
"c": 0.11283,
"h": 246
},
"luminance": 0.24894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488EC8
secondary
#D1B39A
accent
#8D4BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83