#4A8EB8#4A8EB8
#4A8EB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.094 H 238.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A8EB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 142, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.35, -8.88, -28.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.35, 29.78, 252.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.97% -0.0498 -0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.97% 0.094 238) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1455, 24.2605, 48.9065) |
| Luminance | 0.2426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.48
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.68
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.89
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.95
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.10
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A8EB8 #B8744A
analogous
#4AB8AB #4A8EB8 #4A57B8
triadic
#4A8EB8 #B84A8E #8EB84A
tetradic
#4A8EB8 #AB4AB8 #B8744A #57B84A
square
#4A8EB8 #AB4AB8 #B8744A #57B84A
split-complementary
#4A8EB8 #B84A57 #B8AB4A
monochromatic
#264B61 #376D8D #4A8EB8 #76A9C9 #A2C5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#4A8EB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#4A8EB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A8EB8
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A8EB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A8EB8 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B8DBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C82B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a8eb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 142, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.094 238.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afcd',
500: '#4a8eb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a8eb8; $custom-light: #86afcd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a8eb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 142,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.909,
"s": 43.651,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61972,
"c": 0.09388,
"h": 238
},
"luminance": 0.24263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A8EB8
secondary
#C7A996
accent
#8554D3
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1013
muted
#7D7F82