#4A90ED#4A90ED
#4A90ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.156 H 256.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A90ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 144, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.45, 7.80, -53.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.45, 53.87, 278.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.23% -0.0368 -0.1519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.23% 0.156 256.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0778, 27.5138, 83.9353) |
| Luminance | 0.2752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.51
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.46
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.38
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.90
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.56
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A90ED #EDA74A
analogous
#4AE2ED #4A90ED #554AED
triadic
#4A90ED #ED4A90 #90ED4A
tetradic
#4A90ED #ED4AE2 #EDA74A #4AED55
square
#4A90ED #ED4AE2 #EDA74A #4AED55
split-complementary
#4A90ED #ED554A #E2ED4A
monochromatic
#1153AC #176EE3 #4A90ED #82B2F3 #B9D4F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#4A90ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#4A90ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A90ED
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A90ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A90ED | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6597F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C88EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a90ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 144, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.156 256.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eb0f3',
500: '#4a90ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a90ed; $custom-light: #8eb0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a90ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 144,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.233,
"s": 81.91,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65233,
"c": 0.15634,
"h": 256.4
},
"luminance": 0.27517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A90ED
secondary
#E8CEAB
accent
#8207DE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1017
muted
#7E7F85