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#488ba1 color: Cossack Dancer

#488ba1 is rgb(72, 139, 161) in RGB and oklch(60.152% 0.07565 221.765) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

60.2%
0.076
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #488ba1

#488ba1 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.83:1 contrast and black text 5.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cossack Dancer (#4d8aa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #488ba1 mixed with white

  1. 488ba1
  2. 5c96aa
  3. 6ea2b4
  4. 80adbd
  5. 92b8c6
  6. a4c4d0
  7. b6d0d9
  8. c8dbe2
  9. dae7ec
  10. edf3f5

Darker: #488ba1 mixed with black

  1. 488ba1
  2. 3d788b
  3. 336676
  4. 295462
  5. 1f434e
  6. 16323c
  7. 0d232a
  8. 061419
  9. 020709
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488ba1 with less saturation

  1. 488ba1
  2. 508a9e
  3. 56899b
  4. 5d8897
  5. 638794
  6. 688691
  7. 6d858e
  8. 72848a
  9. 778387
  10. 7c8284

Questions about #488ba1

What color is #488ba1?

#488ba1 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Cossack Dancer. In RGB it is rgb(72, 139, 161), in HSL hsl(194.83, 38.2%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.152% 0.07565 221.765).

What colors go well with #488ba1?

The complementary color of #488ba1 is #a8725d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #438f8c and #5f84ad. The triadic partners are #a06f8e and #8a824b.

Is white or black text more readable on #488ba1?

White text reads better on #488ba1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and black gives 5.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488ba1 a warm or cool color?

#488ba1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.076.