#4498BE#4498BE

#4498BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.099 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4498BE
RGB	rgb(68, 152, 190)
HSL	hsl(199, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 20%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.34, -13.62, -27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.34, 30.43, 243.42°)
OKLab	oklab(64.37% -0.0626 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(64.37% 0.099 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.9028, 27.4008, 52.7871)
Luminance	0.2740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4498BE #BE6A44

analogous

#44BEA7 #4498BE #445BBE

triadic

#4498BE #BE4498 #98BE44

tetradic

#4498BE #A744BE #BE6A44 #5BBE44

square

#4498BE #A744BE #BE6A44 #5BBE44

split-complementary

#4498BE #BE445B #BEA744

monochromatic

#235065 #337492 #4498BE #71B1CE #9FCADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#4498BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.48

#4498BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4498BE

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4498BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4498BE	1.00	3.24	6.48	6.48
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8596C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7489BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4498be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 152, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.099 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b6d1',
    500: '#4498be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4498be;
$custom-light: #84b6d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4498be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.689,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64374,
    "c": 0.09855,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4498BE

secondary

#CAA594

accent

#7A50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4498BE

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

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