#488F9D Color

#488F9D is rgb(72, 143, 157) in RGB and hsl(190, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488F9D

HEX#488F9D

RGBrgb(72, 143, 157)

HSLhsl(190, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(190, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.074 212.1)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 9%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488F9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488F9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488F9D Complementary#9D5648 Analogous#489D81 Analogous#48659D Triadic#9D488F Triadic#8F9D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488F9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BA5B3 #73B2BF #8FC2CC #A8CFD7 #C4DEE4 #DCECEF

Shades

#3F7C88 #356973 #2B565E #23464D #1A3338 #102023

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