#488B9D Color

#488B9D is rgb(72, 139, 157) in RGB and hsl(193, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488B9D

HEX#488B9D

RGBrgb(72, 139, 157)

HSLhsl(193, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(193, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.073 217.5)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488B9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488B9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488B9D Complementary#9D5B48 Analogous#489D85 Analogous#48609D Triadic#9D488B Triadic#8B9D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488B9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BA0B3 #73AEBF #8FBFCC #A8CDD7 #C4DDE4 #DCEBEF

Shades

#3F7888 #356673 #2B535E #23444D #1A3138 #101F23

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