Information about #488DBF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#488DBF falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 141, 191) — 28.2% red, 55.3% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 20 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#488DBF is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Silk Blue (#488AC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF).

The recipe behind #488DBF is rgb(72, 141, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #488DBF: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #488DBF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#488DBF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#488DBF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#488DBF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#488DBF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#488DBF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#488DBF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8EBF4A
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #488DBF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

#488DBF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#488DBF
  • RGB72, 141, 191
  • CMYK47, 20, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(72, 141, 191)
  • HSL205°, 48%, 52%
  • HSL Precise205.21°, 48.178%, 51.569%
  • HSV205°, 62%, 75%
  • HSB205°, 62%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.553, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.553, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.553, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID488DBF
  • DECIMAL ID4754879
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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