#4989AD#4989AD

#4989AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.086 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4989AD
RGB	rgb(73, 137, 173)
HSL	hsl(202, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 20.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.37, -9.77, -25.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.37, 27.03, 248.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% -0.0488 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.086 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2333, 22.3232, 42.8223)
Luminance	0.2233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4989AD #AD6D49

analogous

#49AD9F #4989AD #4957AD

triadic

#4989AD #AD4989 #89AD49

tetradic

#4989AD #9F49AD #AD6D49 #57AD49

square

#4989AD #9F49AD #AD6D49 #57AD49

split-complementary

#4989AD #AD4957 #AD9F49

monochromatic

#254557 #376782 #4989AD #70A5C3 #9BC0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#4989AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#4989AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4989AD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4989AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4989AD	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009295

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4989ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 137, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.086 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84abc5',
    500: '#4989ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4989ad;
$custom-light: #84abc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4989ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.6,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60241,
    "c": 0.08565,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4989AD

secondary

#C1A290

accent

#8357D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4989AD

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

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