#489DC4#489DC4

#489DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.100 H 230.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DC4
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 196)
HSL	hsl(199, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(199, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.20, -13.72, -27.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.20, 30.92, 243.65°)
OKLab	oklab(65.97% -0.0632 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(65.97% 0.1 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.6894, 29.4747, 56.6019)
Luminance	0.2948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DC4 #C46F48

analogous

#48C4AD #489DC4 #485FC4

triadic

#489DC4 #C4489D #9DC448

tetradic

#489DC4 #AD48C4 #C46F48 #5FC448

square

#489DC4 #AD48C4 #C46F48 #5FC448

split-complementary

#489DC4 #C4485F #C4AD48

monochromatic

#23576E #327B9C #489DC4 #76B6D3 #A5CFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#489DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#489DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DC4

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DC4	1.00	3.05	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#899BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788EC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.100 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad6',
    500: '#489dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489dc4;
$custom-light: #87bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.871,
    "s": 51.24,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65969,
    "c": 0.09998,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.29477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DC4

secondary

#CFAA99

accent

#7A4DDB

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DC4

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

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