#488FAD#488FAD

#488FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.084 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488FAD
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.13, -13.32, -22.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.13, 26.15, 239.38°)
OKLab	oklab(61.63% -0.0564 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(61.63% 0.084 228)
XYZ	xyz(20.0349, 24.0379, 43.1110)
Luminance	0.2404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488FAD #AD6648

analogous

#48AD98 #488FAD #485CAD

triadic

#488FAD #AD488F #8FAD48

tetradic

#488FAD #9848AD #AD6648 #5CAD48

square

#488FAD #9848AD #AD6648 #5CAD48

split-complementary

#488FAD #AD485C #AD9848

monochromatic

#244857 #366B82 #488FAD #6FAAC3 #9AC4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#488FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#488FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488FAD

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488FAD	1.00	3.62	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.084 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc5',
    500: '#488fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488fad;
$custom-light: #84afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.822,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61628,
    "c": 0.0843,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.2404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488FAD

secondary

#C19E8F

accent

#7B57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488FAD

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

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