#489EBD#489EBD

#489EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.094 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EBD
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.22, -16.47, -23.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.22, 28.90, 235.25°)
OKLab	oklab(65.9% -0.0668 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(65.9% 0.094 224.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0810, 29.5031, 52.5598)
Luminance	0.2951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EBD #BD6748

analogous

#48BDA1 #489EBD #4863BD

triadic

#489EBD #BD489E #9EBD48

tetradic

#489EBD #A148BD #BD6748 #63BD48

square

#489EBD #A148BD #BD6748 #63BD48

split-complementary

#489EBD #BD4863 #BDA148

monochromatic

#255566 #357A93 #489EBD #75B6CD #A2CEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#489EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#489EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EBD

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EBD	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)

#8D9BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.094 224.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad1',
    500: '#489ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489ebd;
$custom-light: #86bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.897,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65899,
    "c": 0.09407,
    "h": 224.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EBD

secondary

#CAA497

accent

#7551D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EBD

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

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