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#488bca color: Blue Sonki

#488bca is rgb(72, 139, 202) in RGB and oklch(62.092% 0.11773 248.965) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

62.1%
0.118
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #488bca

#488bca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.61:1 contrast and black text 5.82:1, 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: #488bca mixed with white

  1. 488bca
  2. 5b97d0
  3. 6ea2d6
  4. 80aedb
  5. 92b9e1
  6. a4c5e6
  7. b6d0eb
  8. c8dcf0
  9. dae8f5
  10. edf3fa

Darker: #488bca mixed with black

  1. 488bca
  2. 3d78af
  3. 336695
  4. 29547c
  5. 1f4364
  6. 16324d
  7. 0d2337
  8. 061422
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #488bca with less saturation

  1. 488bca
  2. 508bc3
  3. 578bbd
  4. 5e8bb6
  5. 658ab0
  6. 6b8aa9
  7. 7189a2
  8. 76899b
  9. 7c8894
  10. 81878d

Questions about #488bca

What color is #488bca?

#488bca is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Sonki. In RGB it is rgb(72, 139, 202), in HSL hsl(209.08, 55.08%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.092% 0.11773 248.965).

What colors go well with #488bca?

The complementary color of #488bca is #b4782a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096b6 and #787ecc. The triadic partners are #c26677 and #709442.

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

White text reads better on #488bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and black gives 5.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488bca a warm or cool color?

#488bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.118.