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#488ce2 color: Oregon Blue

#488ce2 is rgb(72, 140, 226) in RGB and oklch(63.645% 0.1471 255.434) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

63.6%
0.147
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #488ce2

#488ce2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.147 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 6.12:1, 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: #488ce2 mixed with white

  1. 488ce2
  2. 5b98e6
  3. 6ea4e9
  4. 80afed
  5. 92bbf0
  6. a4c6f3
  7. b6d2f6
  8. c8ddf9
  9. dae8fb
  10. edf4fd

Darker: #488ce2 mixed with black

  1. 488ce2
  2. 3d79c4
  3. 3367a8
  4. 29558c
  5. 1f4371
  6. 163357
  7. 0d233e
  8. 061427
  9. 020712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #488ce2 with less saturation

  1. 488ce2
  2. 508dda
  3. 588dd1
  4. 608dc9
  5. 678dc0
  6. 6d8db8
  7. 738daf
  8. 7a8da6
  9. 808c9d
  10. 858c94

Questions about #488ce2

What color is #488ce2?

#488ce2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Oregon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 140, 226), in HSL hsl(213.51, 72.64%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.645% 0.1471 255.434).

What colors go well with #488ce2?

The complementary color of #488ce2 is #bd7b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bcc and #847bdf. The triadic partners are #d5606d and #619e3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #488ce2?

White text reads better on #488ce2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488ce2 a warm or cool color?

#488ce2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.147.