#488FB0#488FB0

#488FB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.087 H 230.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488FB0
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 176)
HSL	hsl(199, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 18.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.24, -12.38, -24.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.24, 27.04, 242.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.76% -0.0552 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(61.76% 0.087 230.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3284, 24.1553, 44.6570)
Luminance	0.2416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488FB0 #B06948

analogous

#48B09D #488FB0 #485BB0

triadic

#488FB0 #B0488F #8FB048

tetradic

#488FB0 #9D48B0 #B06948 #5BB048

square

#488FB0 #9D48B0 #B06948 #5BB048

split-complementary

#488FB0 #B0485B #B09D48

monochromatic

#244859 #366C85 #488FB0 #70AAC5 #9CC4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#488FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#488FB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488FB0

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488FB0	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.087 230.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc7',
    500: '#488fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488fb0;
$custom-light: #84afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.038,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6176,
    "c": 0.08687,
    "h": 230.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488FB0

secondary

#C3A191

accent

#7D56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488FB0

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

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