#488AD5 Color

#488AD5 is rgb(72, 138, 213) in RGB and hsl(212, 63%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488AD5

HEX#488AD5

RGBrgb(72, 138, 213)

HSLhsl(212, 63%, 56%)

HSVhsv(212, 66%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.132 253.2)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 35%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488AD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488AD5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488AD5 Complementary#D59448 Analogous#48D1D5 Analogous#4D48D5 Triadic#D5488A Triadic#8AD548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488AD5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#619ADB #7AAAE1 #93BAE6 #ACCAEC #C5DAF2 #DEEAF7

Shades

#2E78CC #2764AA #20538D #19406C #122E4F #0A1B2E

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