#489EC4#489EC4

#489EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.100 H 229.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EC4
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 196)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.49, -14.27, -27.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.49, 30.76, 242.37°)
OKLab	oklab(66.2% -0.0642 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(66.2% 0.1 229.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.8593, 29.8144, 56.6585)
Luminance	0.2982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EC4 #C46E48

analogous

#48C4AC #489EC4 #4860C4

triadic

#489EC4 #C4489E #9EC448

tetradic

#489EC4 #AC48C4 #C46E48 #60C448

square

#489EC4 #AC48C4 #C46E48 #60C448

split-complementary

#489EC4 #C44860 #C4AC48

monochromatic

#23576E #327C9C #489EC4 #76B7D3 #A5CFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#489EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#489EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EC4

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EC4	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.100 229.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad6',
    500: '#489ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489ec4;
$custom-light: #87bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.387,
    "s": 51.24,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66204,
    "c": 0.09966,
    "h": 229.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EC4

secondary

#CFA999

accent

#784DDB

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EC4

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

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