#489EBE#489EBE

#489EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.095 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EBE
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.26, -16.16, -24.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.26, 29.14, 236.32°)
OKLab	oklab(65.94% -0.0665 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(65.94% 0.095 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1899, 29.5467, 53.1335)
Luminance	0.2955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EBE #BE6848

analogous

#48BEA3 #489EBE #4863BE

triadic

#489EBE #BE489E #9EBE48

tetradic

#489EBE #A348BE #BE6848 #63BE48

square

#489EBE #A348BE #BE6848 #63BE48

split-complementary

#489EBE #BE4863 #BEA348

monochromatic

#255567 #357A94 #489EBE #75B6CE #A2CEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#489EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.91

#489EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EBE

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EBE	1.00	3.04	6.91	6.91
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.095 225.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.271,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65942,
    "c": 0.09481,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EBE

secondary

#CBA597

accent

#7551D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EBE

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

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