#489DB1#489DB1

#489DB1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.087 H 215.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DB1
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 177)
HSL	hsl(191, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(191, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.48, -19.63, -18.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.48, 26.71, 222.72°)
OKLab	oklab(65.16% -0.0705 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(65.16% 0.087 215.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6621, 28.6637, 45.9248)
Luminance	0.2867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DB1 #B15C48

analogous

#48B191 #489DB1 #4869B1

triadic

#489DB1 #B1489D #9DB148

tetradic

#489DB1 #9148B1 #B15C48 #69B148

square

#489DB1 #9148B1 #B15C48 #69B148

split-complementary

#489DB1 #B14869 #B19148

monochromatic

#25505A #367685 #489DB1 #71B5C5 #9CCCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#489DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#489DB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DB1

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DB1	1.00	3.12	6.73	6.73
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F98B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.087 215.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bac8',
    500: '#489db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489db1;
$custom-light: #85bac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.429,
    "s": 42.169,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65161,
    "c": 0.08655,
    "h": 215.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DB1

secondary

#C39B91

accent

#6D56D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DB1

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

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