Palettes / Colors / #488EFD

#488EFD — Vivid Blue

#488EFD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #488EFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#488EFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDB849; it also sits naturally between #49E8FD and #5E49FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 56% · Blue 99%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #488EFD

.text { color: #488EFD; }
.background { background-color: #488EFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #488EFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 142, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 98%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #488EFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 142, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #488EFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 142, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#488EFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#488EFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDB849:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #488EFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #488EFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #488EFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #488EFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #488EFD?

#488EFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 72, 142, 253). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #488EFD?

#488EFD is RGB 72, 142, 253 — HSL 217°, 98%, 64% — CMYK 72%, 44%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #488EFD?

Its complement is #FDB849; analogous partners are #49E8FD and #5E49FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #488EFD for text?

Black text on #488EFD has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.