#489FBC#489FBC

#489FBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.093 H 222.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489FBC
RGB	rgb(72, 159, 188)
HSL	hsl(195, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(195, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.48, -17.32, -22.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.48, 28.62, 232.76°)
OKLab	oklab(66.09% -0.0683 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(66.09% 0.093 222.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1441, 29.8024, 52.0472)
Luminance	0.2980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489FBC #BC6548

analogous

#48BC9F #489FBC #4865BC

triadic

#489FBC #BC489F #9FBC48

tetradic

#489FBC #9F48BC #BC6548 #65BC48

square

#489FBC #9F48BC #BC6548 #65BC48

split-complementary

#489FBC #BC4865 #BC9F48

monochromatic

#255565 #357A92 #489FBC #75B7CC #A2CEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#489FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#489FBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489FBC

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#8E9BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 159, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.093 222.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bbd0',
    500: '#489fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489fbc;
$custom-light: #86bbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66094,
    "c": 0.09323,
    "h": 222.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489FBC

secondary

#CAA396

accent

#7352D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #489FBC

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

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