#488BC7 Color

#488BC7 is rgb(72, 139, 199) in RGB and hsl(208, 53%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488BC7

HEX#488BC7

RGBrgb(72, 139, 199)

HSLhsl(208, 53%, 53%)

HSVhsv(208, 64%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.114 247.8)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 30%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488BC7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488BC7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488BC7 Complementary#C78348 Analogous#48C7C2 Analogous#484CC7 Triadic#C7488B Triadic#8BC748

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488BC7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5F9ACE #7AABD6 #92BADD #ADCBE6 #C4DAED #E0EBF5

Shades

#3779B3 #2F6798 #26547D #1E4262 #163046 #0D1D2B

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