#4498C3#4498C3

#4498C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.103 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4498C3
RGB	rgb(68, 152, 195)
HSL	hsl(200, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(200, 65%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.55, -12.00, -29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.55, 32.05, 248.01°)
OKLab	oklab(64.6% -0.0608 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(64.6% 0.103 233.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4586, 27.6231, 55.7147)
Luminance	0.2763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4498C3 #C36F44

analogous

#44C3AF #4498C3 #4459C3

triadic

#4498C3 #C34498 #98C344

tetradic

#4498C3 #AF44C3 #C36F44 #59C344

square

#4498C3 #AF44C3 #C36F44 #59C344

split-complementary

#4498C3 #C34459 #C3AF44

monochromatic

#22526A #317699 #4498C3 #72B2D2 #A1CBE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#4498C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.53

#4498C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4498C3

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4498C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4498C3	1.00	3.22	6.53	6.53
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8397C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#728AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4498c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 152, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.103 233.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b6d5',
    500: '#4498c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4498c3;
$custom-light: #85b6d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4498c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.315,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64603,
    "c": 0.10313,
    "h": 233.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4498C3

secondary

#CDA895

accent

#7D4DDB

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #4498C3

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

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