#489CAE#489CAE

#489CAE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.085 H 213.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489CAE
RGB	rgb(72, 156, 174)
HSL	hsl(191, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(191, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.08, -20.00, -17.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.08, 26.28, 220.43°)
OKLab	oklab(64.8% -0.0706 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(64.8% 0.085 213.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1979, 28.2085, 44.3111)
Luminance	0.2821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489CAE #AE5A48

analogous

#48AE8D #489CAE #4869AE

triadic

#489CAE #AE489C #9CAE48

tetradic

#489CAE #8D48AE #AE5A48 #69AE48

square

#489CAE #8D48AE #AE5A48 #69AE48

split-complementary

#489CAE #AE4869 #AE8D48

monochromatic

#244E57 #367583 #489CAE #70B5C4 #9BCBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#489CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.64

#489CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489CAE

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489CAE	1.00	3.16	6.64	6.64
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F97AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 156, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.085 213.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b9c6',
    500: '#489cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489cae;
$custom-light: #85b9c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.588,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.648,
    "c": 0.08492,
    "h": 213.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489CAE

secondary

#C29990

accent

#6C57D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489CAE

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

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