#488CE5 Color

#488CE5 is rgb(72, 140, 229) in RGB and hsl(214, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488CE5

HEX#488CE5

RGBrgb(72, 140, 229)

HSLhsl(214, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(214, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.151 256.1)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 39%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488CE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488CE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488CE5 Complementary#E5A148 Analogous#48DAE5 Analogous#5248E5 Triadic#E5488C Triadic#8CE548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488CE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#639DE9 #79ABEC #94BCF0 #AACAF3 #C5DBF7 #DBE9FA

Shades

#2476E0 #1B63C0 #16509C #12407D #0D2E59 #081C36

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