#4AA3E6#4AA3E6
#4AA3E6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.130 H 244.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA3E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 163, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 76%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.45, -5.59, -41.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.45, 41.91, 262.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.04% -0.0568 -0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.04% 0.13 244.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1987, 33.3602, 79.6952) |
| Luminance | 0.3336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.54
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.89
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.51
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.16
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA3E6 #E68D4A
analogous
#4AE6DB #4AA3E6 #4A55E6
triadic
#4AA3E6 #E64AA3 #A3E64A
tetradic
#4AA3E6 #DB4AE6 #E68D4A #55E64A
square
#4AA3E6 #DB4AE6 #E68D4A #55E64A
split-complementary
#4AA3E6 #E64A55 #E6DB4A
monochromatic
#1664A0 #1D86D5 #4AA3E6 #80BEED #B6DAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#4AA3E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#4AA3E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA3E6
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA3E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA3E6 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A5E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F96E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa3e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 163, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.130 244.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dbeee',
500: '#4aa3e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa3e6; $custom-light: #8dbeee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa3e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 163,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.769,
"s": 75.728,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69044,
"c": 0.13034,
"h": 244.2
},
"luminance": 0.33363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA3E6
secondary
#E4C2A8
accent
#8735F2
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184