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#488ac2 color: Sea Salt Rivers

#488ac2 is rgb(72, 138, 194) in RGB and oklch(61.448% 0.10886 246.389) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

61.4%
0.109
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #488ac2

#488ac2 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.69:1 contrast and black text 5.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers (#5087bd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #488ac2 mixed with white

  1. 488ac2
  2. 5b96c9
  3. 6ea1cf
  4. 80add5
  5. 92b9dc
  6. a4c4e2
  7. b6d0e8
  8. c8dcee
  9. dae7f4
  10. edf3f9

Darker: #488ac2 mixed with black

  1. 488ac2
  2. 3d77a8
  3. 33658f
  4. 295377
  5. 1f4260
  6. 163249
  7. 0d2234
  8. 061420
  9. 02070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #488ac2 with less saturation

  1. 488ac2
  2. 508abc
  3. 578ab6
  4. 5e89b0
  5. 6489aa
  6. 6a88a4
  7. 70889e
  8. 758797
  9. 7a8691
  10. 7f858b

Questions about #488ac2

What color is #488ac2?

#488ac2 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers. In RGB it is rgb(72, 138, 194), in HSL hsl(207.54, 50%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.448% 0.10886 246.389).

What colors go well with #488ac2?

The complementary color of #488ac2 is #b07635. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0394ae and #737ec5. The triadic partners are #bb677a and #749044.

Is white or black text more readable on #488ac2?

White text reads better on #488ac2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and black gives 5.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488ac2 a warm or cool color?

#488ac2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 61.4% and its chroma 0.109.