#488ead color: Boston Blue
#488ead is rgb(72, 142, 173) in RGB and oklch(61.389% 0.08453 229.211) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- cyan-600
- Black 32%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #488ead
#488ead is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.4% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 229°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.65:1 contrast and black text 5.75:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Boston Blue (#438eac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.
Lighter: #488ead mixed with white
Darker: #488ead mixed with black
Calmer: #488ead with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #488ead
Questions about #488ead
What color is #488ead?
#488ead is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Boston Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 142, 173), in HSL hsl(198.42, 41.22%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.389% 0.08453 229.211).
What colors go well with #488ead?
The complementary color of #488ead is #ae7556. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #399498 and #6685b7. The triadic partners are #ab6f8c and #88894a.
Is white or black text more readable on #488ead?
White text reads better on #488ead: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and black gives 5.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #488ead a warm or cool color?
#488ead is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 61.4% and its chroma 0.085.