#489DBD#489DBD

#489DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.094 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DBD
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.93, -15.94, -24.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.93, 28.98, 236.64°)
OKLab	oklab(65.66% -0.0658 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(65.66% 0.094 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9111, 29.1634, 52.5032)
Luminance	0.2917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DBD #BD6848

analogous

#48BDA2 #489DBD #4862BD

triadic

#489DBD #BD489D #9DBD48

tetradic

#489DBD #A248BD #BD6848 #62BD48

square

#489DBD #A248BD #BD6848 #62BD48

split-complementary

#489DBD #BD4862 #BDA248

monochromatic

#255466 #357993 #489DBD #75B5CD #A2CDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#489DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.83

#489DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DBD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DBD	1.00	3.07	6.83	6.83
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.094 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad1',
    500: '#489dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489dbd;
$custom-light: #86bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.41,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65661,
    "c": 0.09423,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DBD

secondary

#CAA597

accent

#7651D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DBD

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

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