#489EB2#489EB2

#489EB2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.087 H 215.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EB2
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 178)
HSL	hsl(191, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(191, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.82, -19.85, -18.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.82, 26.91, 222.47°)
OKLab	oklab(65.44% -0.0712 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(65.44% 0.087 215.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.9320, 29.0435, 46.5083)
Luminance	0.2905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EB2 #B25C48

analogous

#48B291 #489EB2 #4869B2

triadic

#489EB2 #B2489E #9EB248

tetradic

#489EB2 #9148B2 #B25C48 #69B248

square

#489EB2 #9148B2 #B25C48 #69B248

split-complementary

#489EB2 #B24869 #B29148

monochromatic

#25515B #367786 #489EB2 #71B6C6 #9DCCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#489EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.81

#489EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EB2

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EB2	1.00	3.08	6.81	6.81
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9099B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.087 215.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bac9',
    500: '#489eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489eb2;
$custom-light: #85bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.321,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65442,
    "c": 0.08721,
    "h": 215.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EB2

secondary

#C49B92

accent

#6D56D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EB2

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

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