#488fb1

Color #488fb1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.69 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#488fb1

RGB

rgb(72, 143, 177)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 42.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 59.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(56.28, -12.06, -24.55)

LCH

lch(56.28, 27.35, 243.84)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0878, 231.29)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 28.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b16a48

Analogous

#48b19e

#488fb1

#485ab1

Triadic

#488fb1

#b1488f

#8fb148

Split-complementary

#488fb1

#b1485a

#b19e48

Tetradic

#488fb1

#6a48b1

#b16a48

#8fb148

Square

#488fb1

#9e48b1

#b16a48

#5ab148

Shades

Color #488fb1 mixed toward black.

#3c7793

#305f76

#244758

#18303b

#0c181d

Tints

Color #488fb1 mixed toward white.

#64a2c0

#83b5cd

#a2c7d9

#c1dae6

#e0ecf2

Tones

Color #488fb1 mixed toward gray.

#518ca8

#59899f

#628697

#6b838e

#748085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6faa · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#6a64a8 · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#4ea3a2 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #488fb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488fb1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#488fb1 (#488fb1) is rgb(72, 143, 177) in RGB.

No, #488fb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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