#4994BE#4994BE

#4994BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.098 H 235.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4994BE
RGB	rgb(73, 148, 190)
HSL	hsl(202, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(202, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 22.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.33, -10.51, -28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.33, 30.62, 249.94°)
OKLab	oklab(63.62% -0.055 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(63.62% 0.098 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6283, 26.3118, 52.5914)
Luminance	0.2631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4994BE #BE7349

analogous

#49BEAD #4994BE #495ABE

triadic

#4994BE #BE4994 #94BE49

tetradic

#4994BE #AD49BE #BE7349 #5ABE49

square

#4994BE #AD49BE #BE7349 #5ABE49

split-complementary

#4994BE #BE495A #BEAD49

monochromatic

#255068 #357295 #4994BE #76AFCE #A3C9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.35

#4994BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.26

#4994BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4994BE

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4994BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4994BE	1.00	3.35	6.26	6.26
#FFFFFF	3.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8093C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7087BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009FA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4994be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 148, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.098 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b3d1',
    500: '#4994be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4994be;
$custom-light: #86b3d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4994be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.538,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63618,
    "c": 0.09752,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4994BE

secondary

#CBAA98

accent

#8151D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4994BE

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

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