#488EB1 Color

#488EB1 is rgb(72, 142, 177) in RGB and hsl(200, 42%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488EB1

HEX#488EB1

RGBrgb(72, 142, 177)

HSLhsl(200, 42%, 49%)

HSVhsv(200, 59%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.088 232.4)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 20%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488EB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488EB1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488EB1 Complementary#B16B48 Analogous#48B1A0 Analogous#485AB1 Triadic#B1488E Triadic#8EB148

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488EB1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#609FBE #79AEC8 #92BDD3 #ACCDDD #C5DCE7 #DEEBF2

Shades

#407D9C #356982 #2C576D #224353 #19313E #0F1D24

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