#488EA8 Color

#488EA8 is rgb(72, 142, 168) in RGB and hsl(196, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488EA8

HEX#488EA8

RGBrgb(72, 142, 168)

HSLhsl(196, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(196, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.081 224.8)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488EA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488EA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488EA8 Complementary#A86148 Analogous#48A891 Analogous#485EA8 Triadic#A8488E Triadic#8EA848

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488EA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BA0B9 #77B0C5 #90BFD0 #A9CDDA #C2DCE5 #DFECF1

Shades

#3F7C92 #366A7D #2C5868 #22434F #183039 #0F1E24

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