#4990BE#4990BE
#4990BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.100 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4990BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 144, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 24.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.15, -8.26, -30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.15, 31.69, 254.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.68% -0.0506 -0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.68% 0.1 239.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0117, 25.0786, 52.3858) |
| Luminance | 0.2508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.83
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.84
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.92
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.27
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.30
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4990BE #BE7749
analogous
#49BEB2 #4990BE #4956BE
triadic
#4990BE #BE4990 #90BE49
tetradic
#4990BE #B249BE #BE7749 #56BE49
square
#4990BE #B249BE #BE7749 #56BE49
split-complementary
#4990BE #BE4956 #BEB249
monochromatic
#254D68 #356F95 #4990BE #76ACCE #A3C7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#4990BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#4990BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4990BE
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4990BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4990BE | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B90C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B84BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4990be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 144, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.100 239.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b0d1',
500: '#4990be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4990be; $custom-light: #86b0d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4990be",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 144,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.59,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62682,
"c": 0.09966,
"h": 239.5
},
"luminance": 0.25081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4990BE
secondary
#CBAC98
accent
#8651D7
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82