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#488cfd

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: dodgerblue

RGB
72, 140, 253
HSL
218°, 98%, 64%
CMYK
72, 45, 0, 1
Luminance
0.2723

Every format

HEX#488cfd
RGBrgb(72, 140, 253)
HSLhsl(218, 98%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 45%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(59.2 15.5 -62.5)
LCHlch(59.2 64.5 283.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.653 0.182 260.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #488cfd;
background-color: #488cfd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#488cfd] bg-[#488cfd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #488cfd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.549, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#488cfd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#488cfd on white: 3.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#488cfd on black: 6.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green54.9%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan71.5%
Magenta44.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#488cfd text on a black background

contrast 6.45:1

Card sample

#488cfd text on a white background

contrast 3.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 140, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 140, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #488cfd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488cfd, #7D48FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #488cfd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #488cfd in the Color Lab