#4AA4ED#4AA4ED
#4AA4ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.138 H 246.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA4ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.06, -3.81, -44.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.06, 44.59, 265.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% -0.0557 -0.1257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.138 246.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3798, 34.1178, 85.0360) |
| Luminance | 0.3412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.60
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.67
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.99
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.31
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.87
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA4ED #ED934A
analogous
#4AEDE4 #4AA4ED #4A52ED
triadic
#4AA4ED #ED4AA4 #A4ED4A
tetradic
#4AA4ED #E44AED #ED934A #52ED4A
square
#4AA4ED #E44AED #ED934A #52ED4A
split-complementary
#4AA4ED #ED4A52 #EDE44A
monochromatic
#1166AC #1788E3 #4AA4ED #82C0F3 #B9DCF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4AA4ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#4AA4ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA4ED
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA4ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA4ED | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83A6F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D97EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa4ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.138 246.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ebef3',
500: '#4aa4ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa4ed; $custom-light: #8ebef3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa4ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.871,
"s": 81.91,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69626,
"c": 0.13752,
"h": 246.1
},
"luminance": 0.34121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA4ED
secondary
#E8C6AB
accent
#6807DE
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1217
muted
#7E8185