#488FBB#488FBB

#488FBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.098 H 238.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488FBB
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 187)
HSL	hsl(203, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 23.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, -8.86, -29.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 30.90, 253.34°)
OKLab	oklab(62.27% -0.0513 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(62.27% 0.098 238.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.4612, 24.6084, 50.6230)
Luminance	0.2461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#488FBB #BB7448

analogous

#48BBAE #488FBB #4855BB

triadic

#488FBB #BB488F #8FBB48

tetradic

#488FBB #AE48BB #BB7448 #55BB48

square

#488FBB #AE48BB #BB7448 #55BB48

split-complementary

#488FBB #BB4855 #BBAE48

monochromatic

#254C64 #366E90 #488FBB #75AACC #A1C6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#488FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#488FBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488FBB

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488FBB	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B83BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.098 238.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcf',
    500: '#488fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488fbb;
$custom-light: #85afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.957,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62265,
    "c": 0.09758,
    "h": 238.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488FBB

secondary

#C9A996

accent

#8552D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #488FBB

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

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