#4A86CD#4A86CD
#4A86CD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.125 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A86CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 134, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.98, 2.73, -42.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.98, 42.57, 273.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% -0.0348 -0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.125 253.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3646, 22.9117, 60.9895) |
| Luminance | 0.2291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.99
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.43
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.84
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.93
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.20
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A86CD #CD914A
analogous
#4AC8CD #4A86CD #504ACD
triadic
#4A86CD #CD4A86 #86CD4A
tetradic
#4A86CD #CD4AC8 #CD914A #4ACD50
square
#4A86CD #CD4AC8 #CD914A #4ACD50
split-complementary
#4A86CD #CD504A #C8CD4A
monochromatic
#224B7B #2F68AB #4A86CD #7AA6DA #AAC6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#4A86CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#4A86CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A86CD
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A86CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A86CD | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#678AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#557ECC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0096A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a86cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 134, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.125 253.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89a8dc',
500: '#4a86cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a86cd; $custom-light: #89a8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a86cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 134,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.519,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61211,
"c": 0.12532,
"h": 253.9
},
"luminance": 0.22914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A86CD
secondary
#D5BC9E
accent
#9A48E0
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D0F15
muted
#7D7F83