#489FBD#489FBD

#489FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.094 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489FBD
RGB	rgb(72, 159, 189)
HSL	hsl(195, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(195, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.52, -17.01, -23.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.52, 28.84, 233.86°)
OKLab	oklab(66.14% -0.0679 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(66.14% 0.094 223.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2523, 29.8457, 52.6169)
Luminance	0.2985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489FBD #BD6648

analogous

#48BDA0 #489FBD #4864BD

triadic

#489FBD #BD489F #9FBD48

tetradic

#489FBD #A048BD #BD6648 #64BD48

square

#489FBD #A048BD #BD6648 #64BD48

split-complementary

#489FBD #BD4864 #BDA048

monochromatic

#255566 #357B93 #489FBD #75B7CD #A2CEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#489FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#489FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489FBD

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489FBD	1.00	3.01	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 159, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.094 223.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bbd1',
    500: '#489fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489fbd;
$custom-light: #86bbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.385,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66137,
    "c": 0.09394,
    "h": 223.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489FBD

secondary

#CAA497

accent

#7351D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #489FBD

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

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