#488DA8 Color

#488DA8 is rgb(72, 141, 168) in RGB and hsl(197, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488DA8

HEX#488DA8

RGBrgb(72, 141, 168)

HSLhsl(197, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(197, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.081 226)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 16%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488DA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488DA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488DA8 Complementary#A86348 Analogous#48A893 Analogous#485DA8 Triadic#A8488D Triadic#8DA848

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488DA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B9EB9 #77AFC5 #90BED0 #A9CCDA #C2DBE5 #DFECF1

Shades

#3F7B92 #36697D #2C5768 #22424F #183039 #0F1E24

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