#489DC5#489DC5

#489DC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.101 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DC5
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 197)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(199, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 20.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.24, -13.40, -28.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.24, 31.23, 244.58°)
OKLab	oklab(66.01% -0.0628 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(66.01% 0.101 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8036, 29.5203, 57.2033)
Luminance	0.2952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DC5 #C57048

analogous

#48C5AE #489DC5 #485EC5

triadic

#489DC5 #C5489D #9DC548

tetradic

#489DC5 #AE48C5 #C57048 #5EC548

square

#489DC5 #AE48C5 #C57048 #5EC548

split-complementary

#489DC5 #C5485E #C5AE48

monochromatic

#23576F #327B9E #489DC5 #76B6D4 #A5CFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#489DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#489DC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DC5

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DC5	1.00	3.04	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.04	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)

#899BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.101 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad6',
    500: '#489dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489dc5;
$custom-light: #87bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.2,
    "s": 51.867,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66014,
    "c": 0.10087,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DC5

secondary

#CFAB99

accent

#7A4CDB

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DC5

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

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