#488EA3 Color

#488EA3 is rgb(72, 142, 163) in RGB and hsl(194, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488EA3

HEX#488EA3

RGBrgb(72, 142, 163)

HSLhsl(194, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(194, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.077 219.9)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 13%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488EA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488EA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488EA3 Complementary#A35D48 Analogous#48A38B Analogous#4860A3 Triadic#A3488E Triadic#8EA348

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488EA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58A0B6 #75B0C2 #8EBECD #AACFDA #C3DDE5 #DFEDF1

Shades

#3E7B8E #356979 #2C5663 #22444E #193139 #101F23

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