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#488bcc color: Blue Sonki

#488bcc is rgb(72, 139, 204) in RGB and oklch(62.197% 0.1202 249.709) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

62.2%
0.120
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #488bcc

#488bcc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.6:1 contrast and black text 5.84:1, 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: #488bcc mixed with white

  1. 488bcc
  2. 5b97d2
  3. 6ea2d7
  4. 80aedd
  5. 92b9e2
  6. a4c5e7
  7. b6d1ec
  8. c8dcf1
  9. dae8f6
  10. edf3fb

Darker: #488bcc mixed with black

  1. 488bcc
  2. 3d78b1
  3. 336697
  4. 29547e
  5. 1f4365
  6. 16324e
  7. 0d2337
  8. 061422
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #488bcc with less saturation

  1. 488bcc
  2. 508bc5
  3. 578bbf
  4. 5e8bb8
  5. 658ab1
  6. 6b8aaa
  7. 718aa3
  8. 77899c
  9. 7c8895
  10. 81878e

Questions about #488bcc

What color is #488bcc?

#488bcc is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Sonki. In RGB it is rgb(72, 139, 204), in HSL hsl(209.55, 56.41%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.197% 0.1202 249.709).

What colors go well with #488bcc?

The complementary color of #488bcc is #b57826. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097b8 and #797dce. The triadic partners are #c36576 and #6f9542.

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

White text reads better on #488bcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and black gives 5.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488bcc a warm or cool color?

#488bcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.2% and its chroma 0.12.