#4991ED#4991ED
#4991ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.156 H 255.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4991ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 145, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 38.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.69, 7.06, -52.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.69, 53.39, 277.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.41% -0.0385 -0.1508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.41% 0.156 255.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1535, 27.7787, 83.9824) |
| Luminance | 0.2778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.49
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.22
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.51
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.29
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.84
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4991ED #EDA549
analogous
#49E3ED #4991ED #5349ED
triadic
#4991ED #ED4991 #91ED49
tetradic
#4991ED #ED49E3 #EDA549 #49ED53
square
#4991ED #ED49E3 #EDA549 #49ED53
split-complementary
#4991ED #ED5349 #E3ED49
monochromatic
#1154AB #1670E2 #4991ED #81B3F3 #B8D4F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#4991ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#4991ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4991ED
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4991ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4991ED | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6798F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D89EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4991ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 145, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.156 255.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8db0f3',
500: '#4991ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4991ed; $custom-light: #8db0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4991ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 145,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.659,
"s": 82,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65411,
"c": 0.15564,
"h": 255.7
},
"luminance": 0.27782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4991ED
secondary
#E8CDAA
accent
#8007DE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1017
muted
#7E7F85