#489DCE#489DCE
#489DCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.109 H 237.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #489DCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 157, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 23.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, -10.50, -32.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 34.32, 252.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.43% -0.0597 -0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.43% 0.109 237) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8657, 29.9452, 62.7974) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.64
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.10
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.11
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.29
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.52
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#489DCE #CE7948
analogous
#48CEBC #489DCE #485ACE
triadic
#489DCE #CE489D #9DCE48
tetradic
#489DCE #BC48CE #CE7948 #5ACE48
square
#489DCE #BC48CE #CE7948 #5ACE48
split-complementary
#489DCE #CE485A #CEBC48
monochromatic
#215A7B #2E7DAB #489DCE #78B7DB #A9D1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#489DCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#489DCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #489DCE
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##489DCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##489DCE | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869CD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748FCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #489dce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.109 237.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88b9dd',
500: '#489dce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #489dce; $custom-light: #88b9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#489dce",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 157,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.94,
"s": 57.759,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66429,
"c": 0.10944,
"h": 237
},
"luminance": 0.29948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#489DCE
secondary
#D5B19D
accent
#7F47E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1115
muted
#7D8083