#488CD5 Color

#488CD5 is rgb(72, 140, 213) in RGB and hsl(211, 63%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488CD5

HEX#488CD5

RGBrgb(72, 140, 213)

HSLhsl(211, 63%, 56%)

HSVhsv(211, 66%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.131 252.1)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 34%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488CD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488CD5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488CD5 Complementary#D59148 Analogous#48D3D5 Analogous#4A48D5 Triadic#D5488C Triadic#8CD548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488CD5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#619CDB #7AACE1 #93BBE6 #ACCBEC #C5DBF2 #DEEAF7

Shades

#2E7ACC #2766AA #20558D #19416C #122F4F #0A1B2E

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