#4A9CC8#4A9CC8
#4A9CC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.103 H 234.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A9CC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 156, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 22%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.13, -11.54, -30.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.13, 32.19, 248.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% -0.0594 -0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.103 234.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1338, 29.4004, 58.9827) |
| Luminance | 0.2940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.82
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.52
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.39
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.59
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.77
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A9CC8 #C8764A
analogous
#4AC8B5 #4A9CC8 #4A5DC8
triadic
#4A9CC8 #C84A9C #9CC84A
tetradic
#4A9CC8 #B54AC8 #C8764A #5DC84A
square
#4A9CC8 #B54AC8 #C8764A #5DC84A
split-complementary
#4A9CC8 #C84A5D #C8B54A
monochromatic
#235874 #327CA3 #4A9CC8 #79B6D6 #A8CFE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#4A9CC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#4A9CC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A9CC8
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A9CC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A9CC8 | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879BCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768EC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a9cc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 156, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.103 234.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88b9d9',
500: '#4a9cc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a9cc8; $custom-light: #88b9d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a9cc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 156,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.952,
"s": 53.39,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65989,
"c": 0.10303,
"h": 234.8
},
"luminance": 0.29403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A9CC8
secondary
#D2AF9C
accent
#7E4BDD
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083