#4A9BB0#4A9BB0
#4A9BB0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.084 H 217.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A9BB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 155, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.92, -18.48, -18.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.92, 26.09, 224.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.71% -0.0673 -0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.71% 0.084 217.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3787, 28.0310, 45.2970) |
| Luminance | 0.2803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.17
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.30
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.72
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.81
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.12
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A9BB0 #B05F4A
analogous
#4AB092 #4A9BB0 #4A68B0
triadic
#4A9BB0 #B04A9B #9BB04A
tetradic
#4A9BB0 #924AB0 #B05F4A #68B04A
square
#4A9BB0 #924AB0 #B05F4A #68B04A
split-complementary
#4A9BB0 #B04A68 #B0924A
monochromatic
#264F5A #387585 #4A9BB0 #73B3C4 #9ECBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#4A9BB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#4A9BB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A9BB0
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A9BB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A9BB0 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D97B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a9bb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 155, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.084 217.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b8c7',
500: '#4a9bb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a9bb0; $custom-light: #86b8c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a9bb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 155,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.353,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64714,
"c": 0.08449,
"h": 217.2
},
"luminance": 0.28033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A9BB0
secondary
#C39D93
accent
#7057D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082