All About Color #488BEF

#488BEF

About #488BEF

#488BEF is a light blue color with the hex code #488BEF. In RGB it is red 72, green 139, blue 239; in HSL it is hue 216°, saturation 84%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 70%, 42%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 3.38:1 on white and 6.21:1 on black.

#488BEF Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 8B, EF
CMYK69.87%, 41.84%, 0.00%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal72, 139, 239
HSL216°, 84%, 61%
RGB Octal110, 213, 357
HSV (HSB)215.93°, 69.87%, 93.73%
RGB Binary1001000, 10001011, 11101111
CIE-L*AB58.11, 11.21, -56.56
RGB Percent28.24%, 54.51%, 93.73%
CIE-L*CH58.11, 57.66, 281.21
XYZ27.49, 26.07, 85.25
CIE-L*UV58.11, -26.29, -90.89
xyY0.20, 0.19, 26.07
Hunter-Lab51.06, 6.72, -63.23
RYB28.24%, 46.99%, 93.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#488BEF on a dark background: contrast 6.21:1, passes WCAG AA.
#488BEF on a light background: contrast 3.38:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #488BEF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#488BEF · #9CC0F6 · #125BCA · #EFAC48 · #F6D29C

Analogous palette

#48EFAC · #48DEEF · #488BEF · #5948EF · #AC48EF

Triadic palette

#488BEF · #EF488B · #8BEF48 · #9CC0F6 · #F69CC0

Tetradic palette

#488BEF · #EF48DE · #EFAC48 · #48EF59 · #125BCA

Monochromatic palette

#0D4291 · #1362D8 · #488BEF · #8EB8F5 · #D5E4FB

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