#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 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 139, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 54%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 31%, 0%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(56.1 -1.9 -38.4) |
| LCH | lch(56.1 38.4 267.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(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);