#4A8BC7#4A8BC7
#4A8BC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.113 H 248.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A8BC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 139, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 30.2%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.13, -2.24, -37.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.13, 37.35, 266.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.02% -0.0417 -0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.02% 0.113 248.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3617, 24.0424, 57.4840) |
| Luminance | 0.2404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.84
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.20
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.74
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.98
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.03
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A8BC7 #C7864A
analogous
#4AC7C4 #4A8BC7 #4A4CC7
triadic
#4A8BC7 #C74A8B #8BC74A
tetradic
#4A8BC7 #C44AC7 #C7864A #4CC74A
square
#4A8BC7 #C44AC7 #C7864A #4CC74A
split-complementary
#4A8BC7 #C74A4C #C7C44A
monochromatic
#244D73 #326CA2 #4A8BC7 #79A9D5 #A7C7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#4A8BC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#4A8BC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A8BC7
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A8BC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A8BC7 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#718DCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6081C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a8bc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 139, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.113 248.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88acd8',
500: '#4a8bc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a8bc7; $custom-light: #88acd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a8bc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 139,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.8,
"s": 52.743,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62018,
"c": 0.11315,
"h": 248.4
},
"luminance": 0.24045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A8BC7
secondary
#D1B59C
accent
#914CDC
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83