#4493C5#4493C5
#4493C5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.108 H 239.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4493C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 147, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.16, -8.55, -33.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.16, 34.09, 255.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.53% -0.0549 -0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.53% 0.108 239.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8918, 26.1252, 56.6487) |
| Luminance | 0.2613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.07
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.56
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.79
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.96
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.08
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4493C5 #C57644
analogous
#44C5B7 #4493C5 #4453C5
triadic
#4493C5 #C54493 #93C544
tetradic
#4493C5 #B744C5 #C57644 #53C544
square
#4493C5 #B744C5 #C57644 #53C544
split-complementary
#4493C5 #C54453 #C5B744
monochromatic
#22506D #30729C #4493C5 #73AED3 #A1C9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#4493C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#4493C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4493C5
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4493C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4493C5 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C93C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A86C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4493c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 147, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.108 239.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b2d6',
500: '#4493c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4493c5; $custom-light: #85b2d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4493c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 147,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.256,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63527,
"c": 0.10782,
"h": 239.4
},
"luminance": 0.26128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4493C5
secondary
#CFAC96
accent
#844CDC
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F5FA
border
#CBCFD3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83