All About Color #488EEA

#488EEA

About #488EEA

#488EEA is a light blue color with the hex code #488EEA. In RGB it is red 72, green 142, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 39%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 3.32:1 on white and 6.33:1 on black.

#488EEA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 8E, EA
CMYK69.23%, 39.32%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 142, 234
HSL214°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 216, 352
HSV (HSB)214.07°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 10001110, 11101010
CIE-L*AB58.66, 7.66, -52.90
RGB Percent28.24%, 55.69%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH58.66, 53.46, 278.24
XYZ27.20, 26.66, 81.56
CIE-L*UV58.66, -27.38, -84.74
xyY0.20, 0.20, 26.66
Hunter-Lab51.64, 3.65, -57.50
RYB28.24%, 47.40%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#488EEA on a dark background: contrast 6.33:1, passes WCAG AA.
#488EEA on a light background: contrast 3.32:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#488EEA · #9BC1F3 · #1660C0 · #EAA448 · #F3CD9B

Analogous palette

#48EAA4 · #48DFEA · #488EEA · #5348EA · #A448EA

Triadic palette

#488EEA · #EA488E · #8EEA48 · #9BC1F3 · #F39BC1

Tetradic palette

#488EEA · #EA48DF · #EAA448 · #48EA53 · #1660C0

Monochromatic palette

#104489 · #1867CD · #488EEA · #8DB9F2 · #D1E3FA

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