#489DCB#489DCB

#489DCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.106 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DCB
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 203)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.48, -11.47, -31.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.48, 33.23, 249.81°)
OKLab	oklab(66.29% -0.0607 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(66.29% 0.106 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5048, 29.8008, 60.8963)
Luminance	0.2980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DCB #CB7648

analogous

#48CBB8 #489DCB #485CCB

triadic

#489DCB #CB489D #9DCB48

tetradic

#489DCB #B848CB #CB7648 #5CCB48

square

#489DCB #B848CB #CB7648 #5CCB48

split-complementary

#489DCB #CB485C #CBB848

monochromatic

#225977 #2F7DA6 #489DCB #78B7D9 #A7D0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#489DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#489DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DCB

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DCB	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#879CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.106 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88b9db',
    500: '#489dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489dcb;
$custom-light: #88b9db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.069,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66288,
    "c": 0.10648,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DCB

secondary

#D3AF9B

accent

#7E49DF

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0D1115

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DCB

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

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