#4A8DCC#4A8DCC
#4A8DCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.118 H 248.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A8DCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 141, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.94, -1.73, -38.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.94, 38.87, 267.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.73% -0.0423 -0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.73% 0.118 248.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2440, 24.8629, 60.6891) |
| Luminance | 0.2487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.59
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.66
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.40
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.43
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.47
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A8DCC #CC894A
analogous
#4ACCCA #4A8DCC #4A4CCC
triadic
#4A8DCC #CC4A8D #8DCC4A
tetradic
#4A8DCC #CA4ACC #CC894A #4CCC4A
square
#4A8DCC #CA4ACC #CC894A #4CCC4A
split-complementary
#4A8DCC #CC4A4C #CCCA4A
monochromatic
#224F79 #306EA9 #4A8DCC #7AABD9 #A9C9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#4A8DCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#4A8DCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A8DCC
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A8DCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A8DCC | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7290CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6083CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a8dcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 141, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.118 248.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89aedc',
500: '#4a8dcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a8dcc; $custom-light: #89aedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a8dcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 141,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.077,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62733,
"c": 0.11756,
"h": 248.9
},
"luminance": 0.24865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A8DCC
secondary
#D4B89D
accent
#9248DF
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83