All About Color #488C99

#488C99

About #488C99

#488C99 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #488C99. In RGB it is red 72, green 140, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 36%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 53%, 8%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 3.83:1 on white and 5.49:1 on black.

#488C99 Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 8C, 99
CMYK52.94%, 8.50%, 0.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal72, 140, 153
HSL190°, 36%, 44%
RGB Octal110, 214, 231
HSV (HSB)189.63°, 52.94%, 60.00%
RGB Binary1001000, 10001100, 10011001
CIE-L*AB54.48, -17.75, -13.53
RGB Percent28.24%, 54.90%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH54.48, 22.32, 217.33
XYZ17.80, 22.43, 33.53
CIE-L*UV54.48, -29.26, -17.33
xyY0.24, 0.30, 22.43
Hunter-Lab47.36, -15.80, -8.82
RYB28.24%, 42.73%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#488C99 on a dark background: contrast 5.49:1, passes WCAG AA.
#488C99 on a light background: contrast 3.83:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #488C99, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#488C99 · #7BB5C1 · #2A525A · #995548 · #C1877B

Analogous palette

#489955 · #48997E · #488C99 · #486399 · #554899

Triadic palette

#488C99 · #99488B · #8B9948 · #7BB5C1 · #C17BB5

Tetradic palette

#488C99 · #7E4899 · #995548 · #639948 · #2A525A

Monochromatic palette

#172C31 · #2F5C65 · #488C99 · #71B0BC · #A5CDD5

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