#4A98BC#4A98BC
#4A98BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.094 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A98BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 152, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.6%, 19.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.47, -13.16, -25.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.47, 29.03, 243.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.51% -0.0594 -0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.51% 0.094 230.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1259, 27.5409, 51.6644) |
| Luminance | 0.2754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.86
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.13
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.13
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 8.79
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.91
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A98BC #BC6E4A
analogous
#4ABCA7 #4A98BC #4A5FBC
triadic
#4A98BC #BC4A98 #98BC4A
tetradic
#4A98BC #A74ABC #BC6E4A #5FBC4A
square
#4A98BC #A74ABC #BC6E4A #5FBC4A
split-complementary
#4A98BC #BC4A5F #BCA74A
monochromatic
#265266 #367593 #4A98BC #77B1CD #A3CBDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#4A98BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#4A98BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A98BC
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A98BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A98BC | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8696BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a98bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 152, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.094 230.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b6d0',
500: '#4a98bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a98bc; $custom-light: #87b6d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a98bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 152,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.947,
"s": 45.968,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64508,
"c": 0.09351,
"h": 230.6
},
"luminance": 0.27543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A98BC
secondary
#CAA898
accent
#7C52D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082