#489CBF#489CBF

#489CBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.096 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489CBF
RGB	rgb(72, 156, 191)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.71, -14.77, -25.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.71, 29.61, 240.08°)
OKLab	oklab(65.51% -0.0639 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(65.51% 0.096 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9612, 28.9138, 53.5983)
Luminance	0.2892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489CBF #BF6B48

analogous

#48BFA7 #489CBF #4861BF

triadic

#489CBF #BF489C #9CBF48

tetradic

#489CBF #A748BF #BF6B48 #61BF48

square

#489CBF #A748BF #BF6B48 #61BF48

split-complementary

#489CBF #BF4861 #BFA748

monochromatic

#245468 #347996 #489CBF #75B5CF #A3CDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#489CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#489CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489CBF

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489CBF	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 156, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.096 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b9d2',
    500: '#489cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489cbf;
$custom-light: #86b9d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65511,
    "c": 0.09603,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489CBF

secondary

#CCA797

accent

#7850D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489CBF

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

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