#488BA3 Color

#488BA3 is rgb(72, 139, 163) in RGB and hsl(196, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488BA3

HEX#488BA3

RGBrgb(72, 139, 163)

HSLhsl(196, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(196, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.077 223.8)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488BA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488BA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488BA3 Complementary#A36048 Analogous#48A38E Analogous#485DA3 Triadic#A3488B Triadic#8BA348

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488BA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#589DB6 #75AEC2 #8EBCCD #AACDDA #C3DCE5 #DFECF1

Shades

#3E798E #356679 #2C5463 #22424E #193039 #101E23

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