#4497BE#4497BE

#4497BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.099 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4497BE
RGB	rgb(68, 151, 190)
HSL	hsl(199, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.05, -13.07, -27.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.05, 30.60, 244.72°)
OKLab	oklab(64.14% -0.0615 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(64.14% 0.099 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.7411, 27.0775, 52.7332)
Luminance	0.2708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4497BE #BE6B44

analogous

#44BEA8 #4497BE #445ABE

triadic

#4497BE #BE4497 #97BE44

tetradic

#4497BE #A844BE #BE6B44 #5ABE44

square

#4497BE #A844BE #BE6B44 #5ABE44

split-complementary

#4497BE #BE445A #BEA844

monochromatic

#235065 #337492 #4497BE #71B0CE #9FCADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#4497BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.42

#4497BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4497BE

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4497BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4497BE	1.00	3.27	6.42	6.42
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8495C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7389BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4497be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 151, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.099 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b5d1',
    500: '#4497be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4497be;
$custom-light: #84b5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4497be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.18,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64137,
    "c": 0.09891,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4497BE

secondary

#CAA594

accent

#7B50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4497BE

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

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