#489EC2#489EC2

#489EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.098 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EC2
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 18.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.42, -14.90, -26.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.42, 30.19, 240.42°)
OKLab	oklab(66.12% -0.065 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(66.12% 0.098 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6331, 29.7240, 55.4676)
Luminance	0.2973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EC2 #C26C48

analogous

#48C2A9 #489EC2 #4861C2

triadic

#489EC2 #C2489E #9EC248

tetradic

#489EC2 #A948C2 #C26C48 #61C248

square

#489EC2 #A948C2 #C26C48 #61C248

split-complementary

#489EC2 #C24861 #C2A948

monochromatic

#24576C #337B9A #489EC2 #76B6D1 #A4CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#489EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#489EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EC2

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EC2	1.00	3.02	6.95	6.95
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9BC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.098 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad4',
    500: '#489ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489ec2;
$custom-light: #87bad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.705,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66116,
    "c": 0.09797,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EC2

secondary

#CEA898

accent

#774EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EC2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →