#488dd8

Color #488dd8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.69 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#488dd8

RGB

rgb(72, 141, 216)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 64.9%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 66.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 34.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(57.45, 2.01, -44.79)

LCH

lch(57.45, 44.84, 272.57)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.1334, 252.37)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 28.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d89348

Analogous

#48d5d8

#488dd8

#4b48d8

Triadic

#488dd8

#d8488d

#8dd848

Split-complementary

#488dd8

#d84b48

#d5d848

Tetradic

#488dd8

#9348d8

#d89348

#8dd848

Square

#488dd8

#d848d5

#d89348

#48d84b

Shades

Color #488dd8 mixed toward black.

#2a75c6

#225e9e

#194677

#112f4f

#081728

Tints

Color #488dd8 mixed toward white.

#67a0df

#85b3e5

#a4c6ec

#c2d9f2

#e1ecf9

Tones

Color #488dd8 mixed toward gray.

#548ecc

#608ec0

#6c8fb4

#788fa8

#84909c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6dc9 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#6963c5 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#4dbcb9 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #488dd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488dd8]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#488dd8 (#488dd8) is rgb(72, 141, 216) in RGB.

No, #488dd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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