#488CA3 Color

#488CA3 is rgb(72, 140, 163) in RGB and hsl(195, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488CA3

HEX#488CA3

RGBrgb(72, 140, 163)

HSLhsl(195, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(195, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.077 222.5)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 14%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488CA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488CA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488CA3 Complementary#A35E48 Analogous#48A38C Analogous#485EA3 Triadic#A3488C Triadic#8CA348

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488CA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#589FB6 #75AFC2 #8EBDCD #AACEDA #C3DCE5 #DFEDF1

Shades

#3E7A8E #356879 #2C5563 #22434E #193139 #101E23

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