#488EC7 Color

#488EC7 is rgb(72, 142, 199) in RGB and hsl(207, 53%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488EC7

HEX#488EC7

RGBrgb(72, 142, 199)

HSLhsl(207, 53%, 53%)

HSVhsv(207, 64%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.112 245.5)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 29%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488EC7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488EC7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488EC7 Complementary#C78148 Analogous#48C7C0 Analogous#484EC7 Triadic#C7488E Triadic#8EC748

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488EC7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5F9CCE #7AADD6 #92BBDD #ADCCE6 #C4DBED #E0ECF5

Shades

#377CB3 #2F6998 #26567D #1E4362 #163046 #0D1E2B

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