All About Color #488CA3

#488CA3

About #488CA3

#488CA3 is a medium blue color with the hex code #488CA3. In RGB it is red 72, green 140, blue 163; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 39%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 56%, 14%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.78:1 on white and 5.56:1 on black.

#488CA3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 8C, A3
CMYK55.83%, 14.11%, 0.00%, 36.08%
RGB Decimal72, 140, 163
HSL195°, 39%, 46%
RGB Octal110, 214, 243
HSV (HSB)195.16°, 55.83%, 63.92%
RGB Binary1001000, 10001100, 10100011
CIE-L*AB54.84, -14.75, -18.75
RGB Percent28.24%, 54.90%, 63.92%
CIE-L*CH54.84, 23.85, 231.80
XYZ18.66, 22.78, 38.06
CIE-L*UV54.84, -28.89, -25.88
xyY0.23, 0.29, 22.78
Hunter-Lab47.73, -13.73, -13.88
RYB28.24%, 43.50%, 63.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#488CA3 on a dark background: contrast 5.56:1, passes WCAG AA.
#488CA3 on a light background: contrast 3.78:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #488CA3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#488CA3 · #7FB5C7 · #2C5563 · #A35E48 · #C7917F

Analogous palette

#48A35E · #48A38C · #488CA3 · #485EA3 · #5E48A3

Triadic palette

#488CA3 · #A3488C · #8CA348 · #7FB5C7 · #C77FB5

Tetradic palette

#488CA3 · #8C48A3 · #A35E48 · #5EA348 · #2C5563

Monochromatic palette

#193139 · #305E6E · #488CA3 · #75AFC2 · #AACEDA

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