#4AA6ED#4AA6ED
#4AA6ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.136 H 244.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA6ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 166, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 30%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, -4.93, -43.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 43.82, 263.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.07% -0.0576 -0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.07% 0.136 244.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7405, 34.8393, 85.1562) |
| Luminance | 0.3484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.08
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.62
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.39
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.02
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.52
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA6ED #ED914A
analogous
#4AEDE3 #4AA6ED #4A54ED
triadic
#4AA6ED #ED4AA6 #A6ED4A
tetradic
#4AA6ED #E34AED #ED914A #54ED4A
square
#4AA6ED #E34AED #ED914A #54ED4A
split-complementary
#4AA6ED #ED4A54 #EDE34A
monochromatic
#1168AC #178AE3 #4AA6ED #82C1F3 #B9DDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#4AA6ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#4AA6ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA6ED
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA6ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA6ED | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86A8F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F98EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa6ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 166, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.136 244.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec0f3',
500: '#4aa6ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa6ed; $custom-light: #8ec0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa6ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 166,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.135,
"s": 81.91,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70073,
"c": 0.13593,
"h": 244.9
},
"luminance": 0.34843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA6ED
secondary
#E8C5AB
accent
#6507DE
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1217
muted
#7E8185