#4A9EC2#4A9EC2

#4A9EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.097 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A9EC2
RGB	rgb(74, 158, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 18.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.48, -14.54, -26.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.48, 29.92, 240.92°)
OKLab	oklab(66.19% -0.0637 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(66.19% 0.097 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7847, 29.8021, 55.4747)
Luminance	0.2980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A9EC2 #C26E4A

analogous

#4AC2AA #4A9EC2 #4A62C2

triadic

#4A9EC2 #C24A9E #9EC24A

tetradic

#4A9EC2 #AA4AC2 #C26E4A #62C24A

square

#4A9EC2 #AA4AC2 #C26E4A #62C24A

split-complementary

#4A9EC2 #C24A62 #C2AA4A

monochromatic

#25576D #347C9B #4A9EC2 #78B7D1 #A6CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#4A9EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#4A9EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4A9EC2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A9EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4A9EC2	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9CC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a9ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 158, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.097 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88bad4',
    500: '#4a9ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a9ec2;
$custom-light: #88bad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a9ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 49.587,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66189,
    "c": 0.09688,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A9EC2

secondary

#CEA99A

accent

#784FD9

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A9EC2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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