#489DB2#489DB2

#489DB2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.087 H 216.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DB2
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 178)
HSL	hsl(192, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(192, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.52, -19.32, -18.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.52, 26.84, 223.95°)
OKLab	oklab(65.2% -0.07 -0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.087 216.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7621, 28.7038, 46.4517)
Luminance	0.2871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DB2 #B25D48

analogous

#48B292 #489DB2 #4868B2

triadic

#489DB2 #B2489D #9DB248

tetradic

#489DB2 #9248B2 #B25D48 #68B248

square

#489DB2 #9248B2 #B25D48 #68B248

split-complementary

#489DB2 #B24868 #B29248

monochromatic

#25505B #367786 #489DB2 #71B5C6 #9DCCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#489DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#489DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DB2

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DB2	1.00	3.12	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F99B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.087 216.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bac9',
    500: '#489db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489db2;
$custom-light: #85bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.887,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65201,
    "c": 0.08707,
    "h": 216.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DB2

secondary

#C49C92

accent

#6E56D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DB2

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

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