#4A9ABE#4A9ABE
#4A9ABE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.095 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A9ABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 154, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 18.9%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.14, -13.63, -25.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.14, 29.32, 242.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.07% -0.0608 -0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.07% 0.095 230) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6703, 28.2824, 52.9168) |
| Luminance | 0.2828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.65
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.69
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.72
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.34
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 9.38
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A9ABE #BE6E4A
analogous
#4ABEA8 #4A9ABE #4A60BE
triadic
#4A9ABE #BE4A9A #9ABE4A
tetradic
#4A9ABE #A84ABE #BE6E4A #60BE4A
square
#4A9ABE #A84ABE #BE6E4A #60BE4A
split-complementary
#4A9ABE #BE4A60 #BEA84A
monochromatic
#255368 #367895 #4A9ABE #77B3CE #A4CCDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#4A9ABE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#4A9ABE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A9ABE
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A9ABE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A9ABE | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8898C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778CBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a9abe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 154, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.095 230.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b7d1',
500: '#4a9abe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a9abe; $custom-light: #87b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a9abe",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 154,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.621,
"s": 47.154,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65069,
"c": 0.09463,
"h": 230
},
"luminance": 0.28285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A9ABE
secondary
#CBA898
accent
#7B51D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082