#4490C3#4490C3
#4490C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.108 H 240.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4490C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 144, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 26.2%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.19, -7.52, -33.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.19, 34.22, 257.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.73% -0.0524 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.73% 0.108 240.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2037, 25.1133, 55.2964) |
| Luminance | 0.2512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.18
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.70
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.99
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.20
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.24
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4490C3 #C37744
analogous
#44C3B6 #4490C3 #4451C3
triadic
#4490C3 #C34490 #90C344
tetradic
#4490C3 #B644C3 #C37744 #51C344
square
#4490C3 #B644C3 #C37744 #51C344
split-complementary
#4490C3 #C34451 #C3B644
monochromatic
#224D6A #316F99 #4490C3 #72ACD2 #A1C7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#4490C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#4490C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4490C3
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4490C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4490C3 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7990C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6784C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4490c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 144, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.108 240.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b0d5',
500: '#4490c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4490c3; $custom-light: #85b0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4490c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 144,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.094,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62729,
"c": 0.10758,
"h": 240.8
},
"luminance": 0.25116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4490C3
secondary
#CDAC95
accent
#864DDB
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83