#488FAE#488FAE

#488FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.085 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488FAE
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.16, -13.01, -23.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.16, 26.44, 240.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.67% -0.056 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(61.67% 0.085 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1320, 24.0767, 43.6225)
Luminance	0.2408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488FAE #AE6748

analogous

#48AE9A #488FAE #485CAE

triadic

#488FAE #AE488F #8FAE48

tetradic

#488FAE #9A48AE #AE6748 #5CAE48

square

#488FAE #9A48AE #AE6748 #5CAE48

split-complementary

#488FAE #AE485C #AE9A48

monochromatic

#244857 #366B83 #488FAE #70AAC4 #9BC4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#488FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#488FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488FAE

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488FAE	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.085 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc6',
    500: '#488fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488fae;
$custom-light: #84afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.235,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61672,
    "c": 0.08513,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488FAE

secondary

#C29F90

accent

#7C57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488FAE

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

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