#488AE0 Color

#488AE0 is rgb(72, 138, 224) in RGB and hsl(214, 71%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488AE0

HEX#488AE0

RGBrgb(72, 138, 224)

HSLhsl(214, 71%, 58%)

HSVhsv(214, 68%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.147 256)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 38%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488AE0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488AE0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488AE0 Complementary#E09E48 Analogous#48D6E0 Analogous#5248E0 Triadic#E0488A Triadic#8AE048

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488AE0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#629BE4 #78A8E8 #92B9ED #ACCAF1 #C6DBF5 #DCE9F9

Shades

#2573DA #2063BC #1A5199 #143E76 #0E2C53 #091C34

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