#4993BF#4993BF
#4993BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.099 H 237.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4993BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 147, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 23%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.08, -9.62, -29.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.08, 31.24, 252.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.43% -0.0535 -0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.43% 0.099 237.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5818, 26.0433, 53.1169) |
| Luminance | 0.2605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.87
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.91
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 6.09
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 6.39
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 6.49
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4993BF #BF7549
analogous
#49BFB0 #4993BF #4958BF
triadic
#4993BF #BF4993 #93BF49
tetradic
#4993BF #B049BF #BF7549 #58BF49
square
#4993BF #B049BF #BF7549 #58BF49
split-complementary
#4993BF #BF4958 #BFB049
monochromatic
#254F69 #357296 #4993BF #76AECF #A4C9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#4993BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#4993BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4993BF
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4993BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4993BF | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F92C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E86BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4993bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 147, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.099 237.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b2d2',
500: '#4993bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4993bf; $custom-light: #87b2d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4993bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 147,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.373,
"s": 47.967,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6343,
"c": 0.09903,
"h": 237.3
},
"luminance": 0.26045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4993BF
secondary
#CCAB98
accent
#8350D8
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F5F9
border
#CBCFD2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082