#489CBD#489CBD

#489CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.094 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489CBD
RGB	rgb(72, 156, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.63, -15.40, -24.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.63, 29.07, 238.02°)
OKLab	oklab(65.42% -0.0647 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(65.42% 0.094 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7427, 28.8264, 52.4470)
Luminance	0.2883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489CBD #BD6948

analogous

#48BDA3 #489CBD #4861BD

triadic

#489CBD #BD489C #9CBD48

tetradic

#489CBD #A348BD #BD6948 #61BD48

square

#489CBD #A348BD #BD6948 #61BD48

split-complementary

#489CBD #BD4861 #BDA348

monochromatic

#255366 #357893 #489CBD #75B4CD #A2CDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#489CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#489CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489CBD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489CBD	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 156, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.094 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b9d1',
    500: '#489cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489cbd;
$custom-light: #86b9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.923,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65423,
    "c": 0.09442,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489CBD

secondary

#CAA597

accent

#7751D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489CBD

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

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