#4498BB#4498BB

#4498BB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.096 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4498BB
RGB	rgb(68, 152, 187)
HSL	hsl(198, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 18.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.22, -14.58, -25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.22, 29.55, 240.43°)
OKLab	oklab(64.24% -0.0637 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(64.24% 0.096 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5782, 27.2710, 51.0780)
Luminance	0.2727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4498BB #BB6744

analogous

#44BBA3 #4498BB #445CBB

triadic

#4498BB #BB4498 #98BB44

tetradic

#4498BB #A344BB #BB6744 #5CBB44

square

#4498BB #A344BB #BB6744 #5CBB44

split-complementary

#4498BB #BB445C #BBA344

monochromatic

#234F61 #34748E #4498BB #71B1CB #9EC9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.25

#4498BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.45

#4498BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4498BB

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4498BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4498BB	1.00	3.25	6.45	6.45
#FFFFFF	3.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8696BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7589BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4498bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 152, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.096 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b6cf',
    500: '#4498bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4498bb;
$custom-light: #84b6cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4498bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6424,
    "c": 0.09599,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4498BB

secondary

#C8A293

accent

#7951D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4498BB

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

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