#488084Paradiso (#488084) is a mid-tone, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 202°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.059. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #488084 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 128, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 29%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 45%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 3%, 0%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.1 -17.3 -7.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.563 0.059 202) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Paradiso shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#527d7b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward green#4e8181 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward green#488084 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#478186 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Paradiso in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.47:1 and against black 4.7:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#aad5d8 · #7eaeb2 · #488084 · #306568 · #0e4245 · #002123
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#75a593 · #55948d · #488084 · #2e6e7e · #2b5971 · #2a4561
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#91b5e1 · #8395aa · #488084 · #246368 · #04474b · #162638
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c9e1e3 · #9ac1c3 · #879b9c · #488084 · #7b4443 · #1f3f41
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efef · #869394 · #488084 · #605a5a · #1b2829 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e2f7f8 · #b6cfd0 · #488084 · #002a2c · #000607 · #e44e55
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e2f7f8 · #b6cfd0 · #488084 · #002a2c · #000607 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8d8b3 · #e88c5d · #488084 · #415a78 · #402732 · #081410
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedec · #ae8194 · #488084 · #7d4f33 · #3c1729 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9edfb · #a284a6 · #488084 · #715725 · #332200 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f0ff · #908ab2 · #488084 · #814a49 · #272800 · #050000
#639397 · #7DA7AA · #98BBBD · #B2CFD1 · #CDE4E5
#376A6E · #275558 · #174144 · #072D30 · #001B1D
#547E81 · #5E7C7E · #67797B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.