#4495CE#4495CE

#4495CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.116 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4495CE
RGB	rgb(68, 149, 206)
HSL	hsl(205, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(205, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 27.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.14, -6.67, -36.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.14, 37.13, 259.65°)
OKLab	oklab(64.44% -0.054 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(64.44% 0.116 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2677, 27.1775, 62.3474)
Luminance	0.2718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4495CE #CE7D44

analogous

#44CEC2 #4495CE #4450CE

triadic

#4495CE #CE4495 #95CE44

tetradic

#4495CE #C244CE #CE7D44 #50CE44

square

#4495CE #C244CE #CE7D44 #50CE44

split-complementary

#4495CE #CE4450 #CEC244

monochromatic

#1F5478 #2C75A9 #4495CE #74B0DB #A5CCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#4495CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.44

#4495CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4495CE

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4495CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4495CE	1.00	3.26	6.44	6.44
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B96D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6888CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4495ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 149, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.116 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b4dd',
    500: '#4495ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4495ce;
$custom-light: #86b4dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4495ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.783,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64435,
    "c": 0.11631,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4495CE

secondary

#D4B299

accent

#8646E2

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0C1115

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #4495CE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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