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#488ba6 color: Blue Chaise

#488ba6 is rgb(72, 139, 166) in RGB and oklch(60.364% 0.07935 226.661) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

60.4%
0.079
227°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.80:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #488ba6

#488ba6 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 227°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.8:1 contrast and black text 5.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Chaise (#4b8ca9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #488ba6 mixed with white

  1. 488ba6
  2. 5c96af
  3. 6ea2b8
  4. 80adc1
  5. 92b9c9
  6. a4c4d2
  7. b6d0db
  8. c8dbe4
  9. dae7ed
  10. edf3f6

Darker: #488ba6 mixed with black

  1. 488ba6
  2. 3d7890
  3. 33667a
  4. 295465
  5. 1f4351
  6. 16323e
  7. 0d232b
  8. 06141a
  9. 02070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488ba6 with less saturation

  1. 488ba6
  2. 508aa2
  3. 56899f
  4. 5d889b
  5. 638898
  6. 688794
  7. 6e8690
  8. 73858c
  9. 788389
  10. 7d8285

Questions about #488ba6

What color is #488ba6?

#488ba6 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Chaise. In RGB it is rgb(72, 139, 166), in HSL hsl(197.23, 39.5%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.364% 0.07935 226.661).

What colors go well with #488ba6?

The complementary color of #488ba6 is #a97258. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e9091 and #6283b1. The triadic partners are #a46e8b and #87854a.

Is white or black text more readable on #488ba6?

White text reads better on #488ba6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and black gives 5.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488ba6 a warm or cool color?

#488ba6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 227 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.079.