#4495C2#4495C2
#4495C2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.104 H 236.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4495C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 149, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.62, -10.66, -30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.62, 32.40, 250.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.85% -0.058 -0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.85% 0.104 236) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8652, 26.6165, 54.9610) |
| Luminance | 0.2662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 6.34
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.68
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.82
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 6.93
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 7.29
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4495C2 #C27144
analogous
#44C2B0 #4495C2 #4456C2
triadic
#4495C2 #C24495 #95C244
tetradic
#4495C2 #B044C2 #C27144 #56C244
square
#4495C2 #B044C2 #C27144 #56C244
split-complementary
#4495C2 #C24456 #C2B044
monochromatic
#225069 #317397 #4495C2 #72AFD1 #A0C9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#4495C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#4495C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4495C2
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4495C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4495C2 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8094C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E87C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4495c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 149, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.104 236.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b4d4',
500: '#4495c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4495c2; $custom-light: #85b4d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4495c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 149,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.429,
"s": 50.806,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63851,
"c": 0.1036,
"h": 236
},
"luminance": 0.26619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4495C2
secondary
#CDA995
accent
#804EDA
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083