All About Color #488CDB

#488CDB

About #488CDB

#488CDB is a medium blue color with the hex code #488CDB. In RGB it is red 72, green 140, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 212°, saturation 67%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 67%, 36%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 3.47:1 on white and 6.05:1 on black.

#488CDB Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 8C, DB
CMYK67.12%, 36.07%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal72, 140, 219
HSL212°, 67%, 57%
RGB Octal110, 214, 333
HSV (HSB)212.24°, 67.12%, 85.88%
RGB Binary1001000, 10001100, 11011011
CIE-L*AB57.32, 3.64, -46.68
RGB Percent28.24%, 54.90%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH57.32, 46.83, 274.46
XYZ24.84, 25.25, 70.58
CIE-L*UV57.32, -27.10, -73.78
xyY0.21, 0.21, 25.25
Hunter-Lab50.25, 0.30, -48.11
RYB28.24%, 46.47%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#488CDB on a dark background: contrast 6.05:1, passes WCAG AA.
#488CDB on a light background: contrast 3.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#488CDB · #95BCEA · #215FA6 · #DB9648 · #EAC295

Analogous palette

#48DB96 · #48D6DB · #488CDB · #4D48DB · #9648DB

Triadic palette

#488CDB · #DB488C · #8CDB48 · #95BCEA · #EA95BC

Tetradic palette

#488CDB · #DB48D6 · #DB9648 · #48DB4D · #215FA6

Monochromatic palette

#174273 · #2366B3 · #488CDB · #88B4E7 · #C8DCF4

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