#489AB0#489AB0

#489AB0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.086 H 218.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489AB0
RGB	rgb(72, 154, 176)
HSL	hsl(193, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(193, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 12.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.55, -18.35, -18.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.55, 26.40, 225.98°)
OKLab	oklab(64.4% -0.0675 -0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.086 218)
XYZ	xyz(22.0614, 27.6214, 45.2347)
Luminance	0.2762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489AB0 #B05E48

analogous

#48B092 #489AB0 #4866B0

triadic

#489AB0 #B0489A #9AB048

tetradic

#489AB0 #9248B0 #B05E48 #66B048

square

#489AB0 #9248B0 #B05E48 #66B048

split-complementary

#489AB0 #B04866 #B09248

monochromatic

#244E59 #367485 #489AB0 #70B3C5 #9CCAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#489AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#489AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489AB0

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489AB0	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C96B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 154, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.086 218.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b8c7',
    500: '#489ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489ab0;
$custom-light: #85b8c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.692,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64397,
    "c": 0.08566,
    "h": 218
  },
  "luminance": 0.27624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489AB0

secondary

#C39B91

accent

#7056D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489AB0

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

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