#489AAC#489AAC

#489AAC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.084 H 214.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489AAC
RGB	rgb(72, 154, 172)
HSL	hsl(191, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(191, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.40, -19.55, -16.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.40, 25.87, 220.90°)
OKLab	oklab(64.24% -0.0691 -0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(64.24% 0.084 214.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6715, 27.4654, 43.1810)
Luminance	0.2747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489AAC #AC5A48

analogous

#48AC8C #489AAC #4868AC

triadic

#489AAC #AC489A #9AAC48

tetradic

#489AAC #8C48AC #AC5A48 #68AC48

square

#489AAC #8C48AC #AC5A48 #68AC48

split-complementary

#489AAC #AC4868 #AC8C48

monochromatic

#244D56 #367381 #489AAC #6FB3C3 #9ACAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#489AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.49

#489AAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489AAC

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489AAC	1.00	3.23	6.49	6.49
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D95AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A19F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 154, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.084 214.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b8c4',
    500: '#489aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489aac;
$custom-light: #84b8c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.8,
    "s": 40.984,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64236,
    "c": 0.08358,
    "h": 214.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489AAC

secondary

#C1988F

accent

#6D57D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #489AAC

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

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