#4988CC#4988CC

#4988CC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.123 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4988CC
RGB	rgb(73, 136, 204)
HSL	hsl(211, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(211, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.46, 1.03, -41.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.46, 41.17, 271.43°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% -0.0378 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.123 252)
XYZ	xyz(22.4469, 23.3822, 60.4453)
Luminance	0.2338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4988CC #CC8D49

analogous

#49CACC #4988CC #4C49CC

triadic

#4988CC #CC4988 #88CC49

tetradic

#4988CC #CC49CA #CC8D49 #49CC4C

square

#4988CC #CC49CA #CC8D49 #49CC4C

split-complementary

#4988CC #CC4C49 #CACC49

monochromatic

#224C79 #2F6AA9 #4988CC #79A7D9 #A9C7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#4988CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#4988CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4988CC

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4988CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4988CC	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B8CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0098A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4988cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 136, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.123 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aadc',
    500: '#4988cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4988cc;
$custom-light: #88aadc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4988cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.145,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61562,
    "c": 0.12252,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.23384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4988CC

secondary

#D4B99D

accent

#9748E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4988CC

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

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