#4988AB#4988AB

#4988AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.084 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4988AB
RGB	rgb(73, 136, 171)
HSL	hsl(201, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.99, -9.83, -24.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.99, 26.54, 248.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.91% -0.0484 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(59.91% 0.084 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8997, 21.9634, 41.7635)
Luminance	0.2197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4988AB #AB6C49

analogous

#49AB9D #4988AB #4957AB

triadic

#4988AB #AB4988 #88AB49

tetradic

#4988AB #9D49AB #AB6C49 #57AB49

square

#4988AB #9D49AB #AB6C49 #57AB49

split-complementary

#4988AB #AB4957 #AB9D49

monochromatic

#244455 #376680 #4988AB #6FA4C2 #9ABFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#4988AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#4988AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4988AB

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4988AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4988AB	1.00	3.89	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009194

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4988ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 136, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.084 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aac4',
    500: '#4988ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4988ab;
$custom-light: #84aac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4988ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59912,
    "c": 0.08409,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4988AB

secondary

#C0A18F

accent

#8358D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4988AB

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

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