#4996BC#4996BC

#4996BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.095 H 232.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4996BC
RGB	rgb(73, 150, 188)
HSL	hsl(200, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(200, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.84, -12.25, -26.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.84, 29.51, 245.46°)
OKLab	oklab(64% -0.0579 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(64% 0.095 232.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7276, 26.8578, 51.5535)
Luminance	0.2686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4996BC #BC6F49

analogous

#49BCA8 #4996BC #495CBC

triadic

#4996BC #BC4996 #96BC49

tetradic

#4996BC #A849BC #BC6F49 #5CBC49

square

#4996BC #A849BC #BC6F49 #5CBC49

split-complementary

#4996BC #BC495C #BCA849

monochromatic

#255065 #367492 #4996BC #76B0CC #A2CADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#4996BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.37

#4996BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4996BC

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4996BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4996BC	1.00	3.30	6.37	6.37
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8394BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7388BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A0A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4996bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 150, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.095 232.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b4d0',
    500: '#4996bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4996bc;
$custom-light: #86b4d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4996bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.826,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63997,
    "c": 0.09475,
    "h": 232.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4996BC

secondary

#CAA897

accent

#7E52D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4996BC

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

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