#488eea

Color #488eea

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#488eea

RGB

rgb(72, 142, 234)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 79.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 69.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.2%, 39.3%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(58.66, 7.65, -52.9)

LCH

lch(58.66, 53.45, 278.23)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1553, 256.18)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 28.2%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaa448

Analogous

#48dfea

#488eea

#5348ea

Triadic

#488eea

#ea488e

#8eea48

Split-complementary

#488eea

#ea5348

#dfea48

Tetradic

#488eea

#a448ea

#eaa448

#8eea48

Square

#488eea

#ea48df

#eaa448

#48ea53

Shades

Color #488eea mixed toward black.

#1a72e5

#155bb7

#104489

#0b2d5b

#05172e

Tints

Color #488eea mixed toward white.

#67a1ed

#85b4f1

#a4c6f4

#c2d9f8

#e1ecfb

Tones

Color #488eea mixed toward gray.

#5690dc

#6392cf

#7193c1

#7e95b4

#8c97a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ed8 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#6964d4 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#4dc9c5 · ΔE 31.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #488eea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488eea]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#488eea (#488eea) is rgb(72, 142, 234) in RGB.

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

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