#4989E6#4989E6
#4989E6 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.155 H 257.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4989E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 137, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 40.4%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.09, 9.40, -53.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.09, 53.99, 280.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.27% -0.0326 -0.1516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.27% 0.155 257.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9711, 25.0183, 78.3079) |
| Luminance | 0.2502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.29
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.20
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.88
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.05
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.55
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4989E6 #E6A649
analogous
#49D8E6 #4989E6 #5849E6
triadic
#4989E6 #E64989 #89E649
tetradic
#4989E6 #E649D8 #E6A649 #49E658
square
#4989E6 #E649D8 #E6A649 #49E658
split-complementary
#4989E6 #E65849 #D8E649
monochromatic
#164E9F #1D68D5 #4989E6 #7FACED #B5CFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#4989E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#4989E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4989E6
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4989E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4989E6 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E91EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4582E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4989e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 137, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.155 257.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8caaee',
500: '#4989e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4989e6; $custom-light: #8caaee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4989e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 137,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.541,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63272,
"c": 0.15511,
"h": 257.9
},
"luminance": 0.25021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4989E6
secondary
#E4CBA7
accent
#A535F2
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84