#488C9D Color

#488C9D is rgb(72, 140, 157) in RGB and hsl(192, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488C9D

HEX#488C9D

RGBrgb(72, 140, 157)

HSLhsl(192, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(192, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.073 216.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488C9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488C9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488C9D Complementary#9D5948 Analogous#489D84 Analogous#48629D Triadic#9D488C Triadic#8C9D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488C9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BA2B3 #73B0BF #8FC0CC #A8CDD7 #C4DDE4 #DCEBEF

Shades

#3F7A88 #356773 #2B545E #23454D #1A3238 #101F23

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