#488bda

Color #488bda

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#488bda

RGB

rgb(72, 139, 218)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 66.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 67%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(67%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(56.98, 3.88, -46.65)

LCH

lch(56.98, 46.81, 274.75)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.1378, 254)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 28.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#da9748

Analogous

#48d4da

#488bda

#4e48da

Triadic

#488bda

#da488b

#8bda48

Split-complementary

#488bda

#da4e48

#d4da48

Tetradic

#488bda

#9748da

#da9748

#8bda48

Square

#488bda

#da48d4

#da9748

#48da4e

Shades

Color #488bda mixed toward black.

#2972c9

#215ba1

#184579

#102e50

#081728

Tints

Color #488bda mixed toward white.

#679ee0

#85b2e6

#a4c5ed

#c2d8f3

#e1ecf9

Tones

Color #488bda mixed toward gray.

#548cce

#608dc2

#6d8eb6

#798fa9

#85909d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ccb · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#6862c7 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#4dbdba · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 22.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #488bda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488bda]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#488bda (#488bda) is rgb(72, 139, 218) in RGB.

No, #488bda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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