#489EC3#489EC3

#489EC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.099 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EC3
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 195)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.45, -14.59, -26.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.45, 30.47, 241.40°)
OKLab	oklab(66.16% -0.0646 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(66.16% 0.099 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7458, 29.7690, 56.0611)
Luminance	0.2977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EC3 #C36D48

analogous

#48C3AB #489EC3 #4860C3

triadic

#489EC3 #C3489E #9EC348

tetradic

#489EC3 #AB48C3 #C36D48 #60C348

square

#489EC3 #AB48C3 #C36D48 #60C348

split-complementary

#489EC3 #C34860 #C3AB48

monochromatic

#24576D #337C9B #489EC3 #76B6D2 #A4CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#489EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#489EC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EC3

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EC3	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)

#8B9CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.099 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad5',
    500: '#489ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489ec3;
$custom-light: #87bad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.049,
    "s": 50.617,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6616,
    "c": 0.09881,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EC3

secondary

#CEA999

accent

#784EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EC3

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

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