#488FCD#488FCD

#488FCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.118 H 247.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488FCD
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 205)
HSL	hsl(208, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.49, -2.90, -38.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.49, 38.65, 265.69°)
OKLab	oklab(63.16% -0.0455 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(63.16% 0.118 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5103, 25.4281, 61.4149)
Luminance	0.2543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488FCD #CD8648

analogous

#48CDC9 #488FCD #484DCD

triadic

#488FCD #CD488F #8FCD48

tetradic

#488FCD #C948CD #CD8648 #4DCD48

square

#488FCD #C948CD #CD8648 #4DCD48

split-complementary

#488FCD #CD484D #CDC948

monochromatic

#215079 #2E70A9 #488FCD #78ACDA #A8CAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#488FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#488FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488FCD

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488FCD	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7491D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6284CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009EA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.118 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afdc',
    500: '#488fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488fcd;
$custom-light: #88afdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.97,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63159,
    "c": 0.11797,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488FCD

secondary

#D5B69C

accent

#8F47E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #488FCD

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

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