#4A9CD0#4A9CD0

#4A9CD0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.111 H 239.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4A9CD0
RGBrgb(74, 156, 208)
HSLhsl(203, 59%, 55%)
HSVhsv(203, 64%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(64.4%, 25%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LABlab(61.47, -8.95, -34.00)
CIE-LCHlch(61.47, 35.16, 255.25°)
OKLaboklab(66.36% -0.0567 -0.0956)
OKLCHoklch(66.36% 0.111 239.3)
XYZxyz(26.0933, 29.7842, 64.0361)
Luminance0.2979 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4A9CD0 #D07E4A
analogous
#4AD0C1 #4A9CD0 #4A59D0
triadic
#4A9CD0 #D04A9C #9CD04A
tetradic
#4A9CD0 #C14AD0 #D07E4A #59D04A
square
#4A9CD0 #C14AD0 #D07E4A #59D04A
split-complementary
#4A9CD0 #D04A59 #D0C14A
monochromatic
#215A7F #2E7DAF #4A9CD0 #7BB7DD #ABD1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02
#4A9CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96
#4A9CD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4A9CD0
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4A9CD0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4A9CD01.003.026.966.96
#FFFFFF3.021.0021.0021.00
#0000006.9621.001.001.00
##0000006.9621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#849CD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#728FCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4a9cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 156, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.111 239.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ab9de',
    500: '#4a9cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4a9cd0;
$custom-light: #8ab9de;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4a9cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.284,
    "s": 58.772,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66365,
    "c": 0.11111,
    "h": 239.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4A9CD0
secondary
#D7B59F
accent
#8246E2
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1115
muted
#7E8083

Preview Lab

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#4A9CD0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva