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#488cd1 color: Magical Merlin

#488cd1 is rgb(72, 140, 209) in RGB and oklch(62.691% 0.1255 250.786) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

62.7%
0.126
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #488cd1

#488cd1 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.7% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.53:1 contrast and black text 5.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3d8ed0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #488cd1 mixed with white

  1. 488cd1
  2. 5c98d6
  3. 6ea3db
  4. 80afe0
  5. 92bae5
  6. a4c6ea
  7. b6d1ee
  8. c8ddf3
  9. dae8f7
  10. edf4fb

Darker: #488cd1 mixed with black

  1. 488cd1
  2. 3d79b5
  3. 33679b
  4. 295581
  5. 1f4368
  6. 163350
  7. 0d2339
  8. 061423
  9. 020710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #488cd1 with less saturation

  1. 488cd1
  2. 508cca
  3. 588cc3
  4. 5f8cbc
  5. 668cb5
  6. 6c8bad
  7. 728ba6
  8. 788a9f
  9. 7d8a97
  10. 838990

Questions about #488cd1

What color is #488cd1?

#488cd1 is soft blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(72, 140, 209), in HSL hsl(210.22, 59.83%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.691% 0.1255 250.786).

What colors go well with #488cd1?

The complementary color of #488cd1 is #b7791d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098bd and #7b7ed2. The triadic partners are #c76576 and #6d9741.

Is white or black text more readable on #488cd1?

White text reads better on #488cd1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and black gives 5.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488cd1 a warm or cool color?

#488cd1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 62.7% and its chroma 0.126.