#4A96BF#4A96BF
#4A96BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.097 H 234.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A96BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 150, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.00, -11.11, -28.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.00, 30.39, 248.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% -0.0561 -0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.097 234.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1308, 27.0279, 53.2780) |
| Luminance | 0.2703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.96
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.21
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 7.43
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.43
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 7.54
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A96BF #BF734A
analogous
#4ABFAE #4A96BF #4A5CBF
triadic
#4A96BF #BF4A96 #96BF4A
tetradic
#4A96BF #AE4ABF #BF734A #5CBF4A
square
#4A96BF #AE4ABF #BF734A #5CBF4A
split-complementary
#4A96BF #BF4A5C #BFAE4A
monochromatic
#255169 #357497 #4A96BF #77B0CF #A4CADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#4A96BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#4A96BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A96BF
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A96BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A96BF | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8295C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7289BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a96bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 150, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.097 234.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b4d2',
500: '#4a96bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a96bf; $custom-light: #87b4d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a96bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 150,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.026,
"s": 47.755,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64173,
"c": 0.09704,
"h": 234.7
},
"luminance": 0.2703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A96BF
secondary
#CCAB99
accent
#8050D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082