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#488acf color: Blue Sonki

#488acf is rgb(72, 138, 207) in RGB and oklch(62.133% 0.12485 251.401) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

62.1%
0.125
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #488acf

#488acf is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.61:1 contrast and black text 5.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Sonki (#4a87cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #488acf mixed with white

  1. 488acf
  2. 5b96d4
  3. 6ea2da
  4. 80addf
  5. 92b9e4
  6. a4c5e9
  7. b6d0ee
  8. c8dcf2
  9. dae8f7
  10. edf3fb

Darker: #488acf mixed with black

  1. 488acf
  2. 3d77b4
  3. 336599
  4. 29537f
  5. 1f4267
  6. 16324f
  7. 0d2238
  8. 061423
  9. 020710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #488acf with less saturation

  1. 488acf
  2. 508ac8
  3. 578ac1
  4. 5e8aba
  5. 658ab3
  6. 6b8aac
  7. 7189a4
  8. 76899d
  9. 7c8896
  10. 81878e

Questions about #488acf

What color is #488acf?

#488acf is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Sonki. In RGB it is rgb(72, 138, 207), in HSL hsl(210.67, 58.44%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.133% 0.12485 251.401).

What colors go well with #488acf?

The complementary color of #488acf is #b5781b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096bb and #7a7cd0. The triadic partners are #c56473 and #6b9640.

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

White text reads better on #488acf: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and black gives 5.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488acf a warm or cool color?

#488acf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.125.