#488FAF#488FAF

#488FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.086 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488FAF
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.20, -12.69, -23.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.20, 26.73, 241.65°)
OKLab	oklab(61.72% -0.0556 -0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(61.72% 0.086 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2298, 24.1159, 44.1379)
Luminance	0.2412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488FAF #AF6848

analogous

#48AF9B #488FAF #485BAF

triadic

#488FAF #AF488F #8FAF48

tetradic

#488FAF #9B48AF #AF6848 #5BAF48

square

#488FAF #9B48AF #AF6848 #5BAF48

split-complementary

#488FAF #AF485B #AF9B48

monochromatic

#244858 #366C84 #488FAF #70AAC4 #9BC4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#488FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#488FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488FAF

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488FAF	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)

#7F8DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.086 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc7',
    500: '#488faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488faf;
$custom-light: #84afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.641,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61716,
    "c": 0.08599,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488FAF

secondary

#C2A090

accent

#7D56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488FAF

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

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