#489BC3#489BC3
#489BC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.100 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #489BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 155, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.57, -12.95, -28.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.57, 30.96, 245.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.45% -0.0614 -0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.45% 0.1 232) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2403, 28.7581, 55.8926) |
| Luminance | 0.2876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.11
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.18
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.69
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.88
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.27
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#489BC3 #C37048
analogous
#48C3AD #489BC3 #485EC3
triadic
#489BC3 #C3489B #9BC348
tetradic
#489BC3 #AD48C3 #C37048 #5EC348
square
#489BC3 #AD48C3 #C37048 #5EC348
split-complementary
#489BC3 #C3485E #C3AD48
monochromatic
#24556D #33799B #489BC3 #76B4D2 #A4CDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#489BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#489BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #489BC3
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##489BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##489BC3 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8799C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768DC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #489bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 155, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.100 232.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b8d5',
500: '#489bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #489bc3; $custom-light: #87b8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#489bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 155,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.512,
"s": 50.617,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65453,
"c": 0.09981,
"h": 232
},
"luminance": 0.28761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#489BC3
secondary
#CEAA99
accent
#7B4EDA
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083