#489BBD#489BBD

#489BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.095 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489BBD
RGB	rgb(72, 155, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.33, -14.86, -25.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.33, 29.18, 239.40°)
OKLab	oklab(65.19% -0.0636 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(65.19% 0.095 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5755, 28.4922, 52.3913)
Luminance	0.2849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489BBD #BD6A48

analogous

#48BDA4 #489BBD #4860BD

triadic

#489BBD #BD489B #9BBD48

tetradic

#489BBD #A448BD #BD6A48 #60BD48

square

#489BBD #A448BD #BD6A48 #60BD48

split-complementary

#489BBD #BD4860 #BDA448

monochromatic

#255366 #357893 #489BBD #75B4CD #A2CCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#489BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.70

#489BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489BBD

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489BBD	1.00	3.13	6.70	6.70
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 155, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.095 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b8d1',
    500: '#489bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489bbd;
$custom-light: #86b8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.436,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65186,
    "c": 0.09465,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489BBD

secondary

#CAA697

accent

#7851D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489BBD

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

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