#4493C4#4493C4
#4493C4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.107 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4493C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 147, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 25%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.11, -8.88, -32.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.11, 33.70, 254.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.48% -0.0552 -0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.48% 0.107 238.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7776, 26.0795, 56.0473) |
| Luminance | 0.2608 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.18
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.78
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.87
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.09
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 6.10
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4493C4 #C47544
analogous
#44C4B5 #4493C4 #4453C4
triadic
#4493C4 #C44493 #93C444
tetradic
#4493C4 #B544C4 #C47544 #53C444
square
#4493C4 #B544C4 #C47544 #53C444
split-complementary
#4493C4 #C44453 #C4B544
monochromatic
#224F6C #31729A #4493C4 #73AED3 #A1C9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#4493C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#4493C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4493C4
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4493C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4493C4 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C93C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B86C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4493c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 147, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.107 238.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b2d6',
500: '#4493c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4493c4; $custom-light: #85b2d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4493c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 147,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.969,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63478,
"c": 0.10677,
"h": 238.9
},
"luminance": 0.26082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4493C4
secondary
#CEAB96
accent
#834CDB
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F5FA
border
#CBCFD3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083