#488cdb

Color #488cdb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#488cdb

RGB

rgb(72, 140, 219)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 67.1%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 67.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.1%, 36.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(57.31, 3.63, -46.68)

LCH

lch(57.31, 46.82, 274.45)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.1381, 253.73)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 28.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db9748

Analogous

#48d6db

#488cdb

#4e48db

Triadic

#488cdb

#db488c

#8cdb48

Split-complementary

#488cdb

#db4e48

#d6db48

Tetradic

#488cdb

#9748db

#db9748

#8cdb48

Square

#488cdb

#db48d6

#db9748

#48db4e

Shades

Color #488cdb mixed toward black.

#2873cb

#205ca2

#18457a

#102e51

#081729

Tints

Color #488cdb mixed toward white.

#679fe1

#85b2e7

#a4c6ed

#c2d9f3

#e1ecf9

Tones

Color #488cdb mixed toward gray.

#548dcf

#618ec3

#6d8fb6

#7990aa

#85919e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6dcb · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#6863c8 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#4dbebb · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #488cdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488cdb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#488cdb (#488cdb) is rgb(72, 140, 219) in RGB.

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

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