#4A8AE0#4A8AE0
#4A8AE0 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.146 H 256.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A8AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 138, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 38.4%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.09, 6.87, -49.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.09, 50.30, 277.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.17% -0.0341 -0.1418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.17% 0.146 256.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3622, 25.0120, 73.9978) |
| Luminance | 0.2501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.77
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.86
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.89
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.30
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.62
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A8AE0 #E0A04A
analogous
#4AD5E0 #4A8AE0 #554AE0
triadic
#4A8AE0 #E04A8A #8AE04A
tetradic
#4A8AE0 #E04AD5 #E0A04A #4AE055
square
#4A8AE0 #E04AD5 #E0A04A #4AE055
split-complementary
#4A8AE0 #E0554A #D5E04A
monochromatic
#1A4F96 #236ACA #4A8AE0 #7EACE9 #B3CEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#4A8AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#4A8AE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A8AE0
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A8AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A8AE0 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6391E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D83DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a8ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 138, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.146 256.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cabea',
500: '#4a8ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a8ae0; $custom-light: #8cabea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a8ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 138,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.4,
"s": 70.755,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63173,
"c": 0.14587,
"h": 256.5
},
"luminance": 0.25015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A8AE0
secondary
#E1C7A5
accent
#A13AEE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84