#489CAF#489CAF

#489CAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.085 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489CAF
RGB	rgb(72, 156, 175)
HSL	hsl(191, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(191, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.11, -19.70, -17.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.11, 26.39, 221.70°)
OKLab	oklab(64.84% -0.0702 -0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(64.84% 0.085 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.2957, 28.2476, 44.8265)
Luminance	0.2825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489CAF #AF5B48

analogous

#48AF8E #489CAF #4868AF

triadic

#489CAF #AF489C #9CAF48

tetradic

#489CAF #8E48AF #AF5B48 #68AF48

square

#489CAF #8E48AF #AF5B48 #68AF48

split-complementary

#489CAF #AF4868 #AF8E48

monochromatic

#244F58 #367584 #489CAF #70B5C4 #9BCBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#489CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.65

#489CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489CAF

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489CAF	1.00	3.16	6.65	6.65
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 156, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.085 214.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.068,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64839,
    "c": 0.08539,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489CAF

secondary

#C29A90

accent

#6D56D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489CAF

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

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