#4498C2#4498C2

#4498C2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.102 H 233.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4498C2
RGB	rgb(68, 152, 194)
HSL	hsl(200, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(200, 65%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 21.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.51, -12.32, -29.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.51, 31.71, 247.13°)
OKLab	oklab(64.56% -0.0611 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(64.56% 0.102 233.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3459, 27.5780, 55.1212)
Luminance	0.2758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4498C2 #C26E44

analogous

#44C2AD #4498C2 #4459C2

triadic

#4498C2 #C24498 #98C244

tetradic

#4498C2 #AD44C2 #C26E44 #59C244

square

#4498C2 #AD44C2 #C26E44 #59C244

split-complementary

#4498C2 #C24459 #C2AD44

monochromatic

#225269 #317597 #4498C2 #72B1D1 #A0CBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#4498C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#4498C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4498C2

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4498C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4498C2	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8396C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#728AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4498c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 152, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.102 233.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b6d4',
    500: '#4498c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4498c2;
$custom-light: #85b6d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4498c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 50.806,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64557,
    "c": 0.10218,
    "h": 233.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4498C2

secondary

#CDA895

accent

#7C4EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #4498C2

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

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