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#488bc9

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
72, 139, 201
HSL
209°, 54%, 54%
CMYK
64, 31, 0, 21
Luminance
0.2406

Every format

HEX#488bc9
RGBrgb(72, 139, 201)
HSLhsl(209, 54%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 31%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(56.1 -1.9 -38.4)
LCHlch(56.1 38.4 267.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.620 0.117 248.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #488bc9;
background-color: #488bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#488bc9] bg-[#488bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #488bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.545, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#488bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#488bc9 on white: 3.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#488bc9 on black: 5.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green54.5%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.2%
Magenta30.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#488bc9 text on a black background

contrast 5.81:1

Card sample

#488bc9 text on a white background

contrast 3.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #488bc9;
Background color
Panel with #488bc9 background
background-color: #488bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #488bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 139, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 139, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #488bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488bc9, #5B48C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #488bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #488bc9 in the Color Lab