#4AA4CF#4AA4CF
#4AA4CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.106 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.76, -13.67, -29.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.76, 32.86, 245.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.17% -0.0653 -0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.17% 0.106 232) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3576, 32.5089, 63.8525) |
| Luminance | 0.3251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.23
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.29
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.34
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.85
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 10.16
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA4CF #CF754A
analogous
#4ACFB7 #4AA4CF #4A62CF
triadic
#4AA4CF #CF4AA4 #A4CF4A
tetradic
#4AA4CF #B74ACF #CF754A #62CF4A
square
#4AA4CF #B74ACF #CF754A #62CF4A
split-complementary
#4AA4CF #CF4A62 #CFB74A
monochromatic
#21607D #2E84AE #4AA4CF #7ABCDC #ABD5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#4AA4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#4AA4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA4CF
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA4CF | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA2D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C95CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.106 232.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8abfdd',
500: '#4aa4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa4cf; $custom-light: #8abfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.398,
"s": 58.079,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68174,
"c": 0.10616,
"h": 232
},
"luminance": 0.32512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA4CF
secondary
#D6B19F
accent
#7946E1
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183