#489DC3#489DC3

#489DC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.099 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DC3
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 195)
HSL	hsl(199, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(199, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 19.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.16, -14.04, -27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.16, 30.62, 242.70°)
OKLab	oklab(65.92% -0.0635 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(65.92% 0.099 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.5759, 29.4293, 56.0044)
Luminance	0.2943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DC3 #C36E48

analogous

#48C3AC #489DC3 #485FC3

triadic

#489DC3 #C3489D #9DC348

tetradic

#489DC3 #AC48C3 #C36E48 #5FC348

square

#489DC3 #AC48C3 #C36E48 #5FC348

split-complementary

#489DC3 #C3485F #C3AC48

monochromatic

#24566D #337B9B #489DC3 #76B6D2 #A4CEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#489DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.89

#489DC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DC3

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DC3	1.00	3.05	6.89	6.89
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9BC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.099 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad5',
    500: '#489dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489dc3;
$custom-light: #87bad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.537,
    "s": 50.617,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65924,
    "c": 0.09912,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DC3

secondary

#CEA999

accent

#794EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DC3

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

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