#488bed

Color #488bed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#488bed

RGB

rgb(72, 139, 237)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 82.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 69.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.6%, 41.4%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(57.99, 10.5, -55.62)

LCH

lch(57.99, 56.6, 280.69)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1623, 258.02)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 28.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edaa48

Analogous

#48deed

#488bed

#5748ed

Triadic

#488bed

#ed488b

#8bed48

Split-complementary

#488bed

#ed5748

#deed48

Tetradic

#488bed

#aa48ed

#edaa48

#8bed48

Square

#488bed

#ed48de

#edaa48

#48ed57

Shades

Color #488bed mixed toward black.

#196de8

#1257bc

#0e418d

#092c5e

#05162f

Tints

Color #488bed mixed toward white.

#679ef0

#85b2f3

#a4c5f6

#c2d8f9

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #488bed mixed toward gray.

#568edf

#6490d2

#7193c4

#7f95b6

#8d98a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6cda · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#6862d6 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#4dcac6 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #488bed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488bed]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#488bed (#488bed) is rgb(72, 139, 237) in RGB.

No, #488bed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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