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#488da1 color: Cossack Dancer

#488da1 is rgb(72, 141, 161) in RGB and oklch(60.637% 0.07574 219.118) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

60.6%
0.076
219°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #488da1

#488da1 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 219°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.75:1 contrast and black text 5.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cossack Dancer (#4d8aa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #488da1 mixed with white

  1. 488da1
  2. 5c98aa
  3. 6ea3b3
  4. 81aebd
  5. 93bac6
  6. a5c5cf
  7. b7d1d9
  8. c8dce2
  9. dbe8ec
  10. edf3f5

Darker: #488da1 mixed with black

  1. 488da1
  2. 3d7a8b
  3. 336776
  4. 295562
  5. 1f444e
  6. 16333c
  7. 0d232a
  8. 061419
  9. 020709
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488da1 with less saturation

  1. 488da1
  2. 508c9e
  3. 578b9b
  4. 5d8a98
  5. 638995
  6. 698892
  7. 6e878f
  8. 74868b
  9. 798488
  10. 7d8385

Questions about #488da1

What color is #488da1?

#488da1 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Cossack Dancer. In RGB it is rgb(72, 141, 161), in HSL hsl(193.48, 38.2%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.637% 0.07574 219.118).

What colors go well with #488da1?

The complementary color of #488da1 is #aa7260. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #45918b and #5e86ae. The triadic partners are #a17091 and #8d834c.

Is white or black text more readable on #488da1?

White text reads better on #488da1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and black gives 5.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488da1 a warm or cool color?

#488da1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 219 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.076.