Information about #488FEF color
Basic facts about this digital color
#488FEF presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Google Chrome Blue (#4C8BF5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Cobalt Blue (#5189E7) and Spring Blue (#4590FF).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 143, 239) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #488FEF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. No one has named #488FEF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#488FEF color variations
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#488FEF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#488FEF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#488FEF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#488FEF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#488FEF 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #488FEF color
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Nearest named colors to #488FEF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C8BF5
#5189E7
#4590FF
#5294FF
#3E8EDE
#4B92DB
#4099FF
#5B92E5
#3B86FF
#318CE7
#5177E7
#3D7AFD
#488FEF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#488FEF
- RGB72, 143, 239
- CMYK65, 38, 0, 6
- CSSrgb(72, 143, 239)
- HSL214°, 84%, 61%
- HSL Precise214.491°, 83.92%, 60.98%
- HSV214°, 70%, 94%
- HSB214°, 70%, 94%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.561, 0.937)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.561, 0.937, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.561, 0.937)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID488FEF
- DECIMAL ID4755439
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
