#489BBE#489BBE

#489BBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.095 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489BBE
RGB	rgb(72, 155, 190)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.37, -14.54, -25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.37, 29.46, 240.42°)
OKLab	oklab(65.23% -0.0632 -0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(65.23% 0.095 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6845, 28.5357, 52.9650)
Luminance	0.2854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489BBE #BE6B48

analogous

#48BEA6 #489BBE #4860BE

triadic

#489BBE #BE489B #9BBE48

tetradic

#489BBE #A648BE #BE6B48 #60BE48

square

#489BBE #A648BE #BE6B48 #60BE48

split-complementary

#489BBE #BE4860 #BEA648

monochromatic

#255367 #357894 #489BBE #75B4CE #A2CCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#489BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.71

#489BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489BBE

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489BBE	1.00	3.13	6.71	6.71
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 155, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.095 228.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.797,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6523,
    "c": 0.09547,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489BBE

secondary

#CBA697

accent

#7951D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489BBE

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

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