#488FC3#488FC3
#488FC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.106 H 242.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488FC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 143, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, -6.24, -33.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 34.18, 259.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.65% -0.0486 -0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.65% 0.106 242.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3416, 24.9606, 55.2596) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.06
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.10
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.67
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.71
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488FC3 #C37C48
analogous
#48C3BA #488FC3 #4852C3
triadic
#488FC3 #C3488F #8FC348
tetradic
#488FC3 #BA48C3 #C37C48 #52C348
square
#488FC3 #BA48C3 #C37C48 #52C348
split-complementary
#488FC3 #C34852 #C3BA48
monochromatic
#244E6D #336F9B #488FC3 #76ABD2 #A4C7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#488FC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#488FC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488FC3
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488FC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488FC3 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7890C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6783C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488fc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.106 242.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afd5',
500: '#488fc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488fc3; $custom-light: #86afd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488fc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 143,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.366,
"s": 50.617,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62652,
"c": 0.10631,
"h": 242.8
},
"luminance": 0.24963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488FC3
secondary
#CEAF99
accent
#894EDA
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83