#488FA3 Color

#488FA3 is rgb(72, 143, 163) in RGB and hsl(193, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488FA3

HEX#488FA3

RGBrgb(72, 143, 163)

HSLhsl(193, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(193, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.077 218.6)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 12%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488FA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488FA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488FA3 Complementary#A35B48 Analogous#48A389 Analogous#4861A3 Triadic#A3488F Triadic#8FA348

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488FA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58A2B6 #75B2C2 #8EBFCD #AACFDA #C3DDE5 #DFEDF1

Shades

#3E7D8E #356A79 #2C5763 #22444E #193239 #101F23

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