#4682B2#4682B2
#4682B2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.097 H 244.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4682B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 130, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 27%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.38, -4.74, -31.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.38, 31.54, 261.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% -0.0415 -0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.097 244.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5413, 20.4800, 45.0868) |
| Luminance | 0.2048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 0.43
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 1.29
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 2.36
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.08
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.18
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4682B2 #B27646
analogous
#46B2AC #4682B2 #464CB2
triadic
#4682B2 #B24682 #82B246
tetradic
#4682B2 #AC46B2 #B27646 #4CB246
square
#4682B2 #AC46B2 #B27646 #4CB246
split-complementary
#4682B2 #B2464C #B2AC46
monochromatic
#23425A #356286 #4682B2 #6F9FC6 #9BBDD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#4682B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#4682B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4682B2
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4682B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4682B2 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D83B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E78B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4682b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 130, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.097 244.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83a6c9',
500: '#4682b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4682b2; $custom-light: #83a6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4682b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 130,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.667,
"s": 43.548,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.587,
"c": 0.09696,
"h": 244.7
},
"luminance": 0.20482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4682B2
secondary
#C4A790
accent
#8D55D3
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F8
border
#CBCED1
text
#0B0F13
muted
#7C7F82