Skip to the color picker

#488ce1 color: Oregon Blue

#488ce1 is rgb(72, 140, 225) in RGB and oklch(63.587% 0.14581 255.208) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

213°
100%

63.6%
0.146
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #488ce1

#488ce1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Oregon Blue (#448ee4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #488ce1 mixed with white

  1. 488ce1
  2. 5b98e5
  3. 6ea4e9
  4. 80afec
  5. 92bbf0
  6. a4c6f3
  7. b6d2f6
  8. c8ddf8
  9. dae8fb
  10. edf4fd

Darker: #488ce1 mixed with black

  1. 488ce1
  2. 3d79c4
  3. 3367a7
  4. 29558b
  5. 1f4370
  6. 163356
  7. 0d233e
  8. 061427
  9. 020712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #488ce1 with less saturation

  1. 488ce1
  2. 508dd9
  3. 588dd0
  4. 608dc8
  5. 668dbf
  6. 6d8db7
  7. 738dae
  8. 798da6
  9. 7f8c9d
  10. 858b94

Questions about #488ce1

What color is #488ce1?

#488ce1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Oregon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 140, 225), in HSL hsl(213.33, 71.83%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.587% 0.14581 255.208).

What colors go well with #488ce1?

The complementary color of #488ce1 is #bd7b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bcb and #847bdf. The triadic partners are #d4616e and #619e3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #488ce1?

White text reads better on #488ce1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488ce1 a warm or cool color?

#488ce1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.146.