#488FB1#488FB1

#488FB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.088 H 231.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488FB1
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 177)
HSL	hsl(199, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.28, -12.06, -24.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.28, 27.35, 243.83°)
OKLab	oklab(61.81% -0.0549 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(61.81% 0.088 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4277, 24.1950, 45.1800)
Luminance	0.2420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488FB1 #B16A48

analogous

#48B19F #488FB1 #485AB1

triadic

#488FB1 #B1488F #8FB148

tetradic

#488FB1 #9F48B1 #B16A48 #5AB148

square

#488FB1 #9F48B1 #B16A48 #5AB148

split-complementary

#488FB1 #B1485A #B19F48

monochromatic

#25495A #366C85 #488FB1 #71AAC5 #9CC4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#488FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#488FB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488FB1

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488FB1	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F82B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.088 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc8',
    500: '#488fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488fb1;
$custom-light: #84afc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.429,
    "s": 42.169,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61805,
    "c": 0.08777,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488FB1

secondary

#C3A291

accent

#7E56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488FB1

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

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