Exploring the Color #489FE6

#489FE6 sits at 207° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 76% saturation and 59% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 72, 159, 230 produces a 7.38:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #489FE6 is a clear variant of CSS royal blue — about 55 units away from #4169E1. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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