#4A8EAF#4A8EAF

#4A8EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.085 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A8EAF
RGB	rgb(74, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(200, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.98, -11.73, -23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.98, 26.59, 243.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% -0.053 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.085 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2320, 23.8951, 44.0951)
Luminance	0.2390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A8EAF #AF6B4A

analogous

#4AAF9E #4A8EAF #4A5CAF

triadic

#4A8EAF #AF4A8E #8EAF4A

tetradic

#4A8EAF #9E4AAF #AF6B4A #5CAF4A

square

#4A8EAF #9E4AAF #AF6B4A #5CAF4A

split-complementary

#4A8EAF #AF4A5C #AF9E4A

monochromatic

#264859 #386B84 #4A8EAF #73A9C4 #9EC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#4A8EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#4A8EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4A8EAF

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A8EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4A8EAF	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F82AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a8eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.085 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afc7',
    500: '#4a8eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a8eaf;
$custom-light: #85afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a8eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.604,
    "s": 40.562,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61561,
    "c": 0.08507,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A8EAF

secondary

#C2A292

accent

#7F57D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A8EAF

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