#4A9EB4#4A9EB4
#4A9EB4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.087 H 217.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A9EB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 158, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.96, -18.86, -19.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.96, 26.83, 225.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.6% -0.069 -0.053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.6% 0.087 217.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2858, 29.2026, 47.5807) |
| Luminance | 0.2920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.95
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.11
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.50
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.53
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.64
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A9EB4 #B4604A
analogous
#4AB495 #4A9EB4 #4A69B4
triadic
#4A9EB4 #B44A9E #9EB44A
tetradic
#4A9EB4 #954AB4 #B4604A #69B44A
square
#4A9EB4 #954AB4 #B4604A #69B44A
split-complementary
#4A9EB4 #B44A69 #B4954A
monochromatic
#26525D #387889 #4A9EB4 #75B5C6 #A0CDD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#4A9EB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#4A9EB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A9EB4
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A9EB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A9EB4 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808EB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a9eb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 158, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.087 217.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86baca',
500: '#4a9eb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a9eb4; $custom-light: #86baca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a9eb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 158,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.453,
"s": 41.732,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65598,
"c": 0.08702,
"h": 217.5
},
"luminance": 0.29205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A9EB4
secondary
#C59F95
accent
#7056D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082