#488bc5

Boston Blue

Closest match (92% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(72, 139, 197)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(208, 52%, 53%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(63, 29, 0, 23)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.239

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#488bc5

#c58248

Analogous (Adjacent)

#48c5c1

#488bc5

#484dc5

Triadic

#488bc5

#c5488b

#8bc548

Split complementary

#488bc5

#c5484c

#c5c148

Complete conversion table

HEX

#488BC5

RGB

rgb(72,139,197)

RGBA

rgba(72,139,197, 1)

HSL

hsl(207.84,51.87%,52.75%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.62 0.11 246.9)

CSS Variable

--color: #488bc5;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.64

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

5.77

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#488bc5#a5a5c5

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#488bc5#766ec5

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#488bc5#4b606c

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#488bc5#868686

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

78%

12%

10%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

78%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

12%

Titanium white

Pigment

10%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

23.9%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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Warm Spring

#4286BC

King Triton

#3C85BE

Tussock

#C58248

Indigo

#484DC5

Puerto Rico

#48C5C1

Mulberry

#C5488B

Sushi

#8BC548

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C5484C

Anakiwa

#88C5FF

Orient

#00568B