#488E9D Color

#488E9D is rgb(72, 142, 157) in RGB and hsl(191, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E9D

HEX#488E9D

RGBrgb(72, 142, 157)

HSLhsl(191, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(191, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.074 213.4)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 10%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488E9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E9D Complementary#9D5848 Analogous#489D82 Analogous#48639D Triadic#9D488E Triadic#8E9D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BA3B3 #73B1BF #8FC1CC #A8CED7 #C4DEE4 #DCEBEF

Shades

#3F7B88 #356873 #2B555E #23454D #1A3238 #101F23

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