#488cf2

Color #488cf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.18 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#488cf2

RGB

rgb(72, 140, 242)

HSL

hsl(216, 86.7%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 70.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.2%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(58.55, 11.65, -57.5)

LCH

lch(58.55, 58.67, 281.45)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1678, 258.45)

HWB

hwb(216, 28.2%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2ae48

Analogous

#48e1f2

#488cf2

#5948f2

Triadic

#488cf2

#f2488c

#8cf248

Split-complementary

#488cf2

#f25948

#e1f248

Tetradic

#488cf2

#ae48f2

#f2ae48

#8cf248

Square

#488cf2

#f248e1

#f2ae48

#48f259

Shades

Color #488cf2 mixed toward black.

#176dee

#0e57c4

#0a4193

#072b62

#031631

Tints

Color #488cf2 mixed toward white.

#679ff4

#85b2f6

#a4c6f8

#c2d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #488cf2 mixed toward gray.

#568fe4

#6492d6

#7395c8

#8197b9

#8f9aab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ddf · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#6863da · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#4dceca · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #488cf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488cf2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#488cf2 (#488cf2) is rgb(72, 140, 242) in RGB.

No, #488cf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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