#4AA8CA#4AA8CA
#4AA8CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.101 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 168, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.74, -17.39, -25.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.74, 30.95, 235.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.89% -0.0713 -0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.89% 0.101 225) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4831, 33.7225, 60.9264) |
| Luminance | 0.3372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.87
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.79
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.43
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.09
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA8CA #CA6C4A
analogous
#4ACAAC #4AA8CA #4A68CA
triadic
#4AA8CA #CA4AA8 #A8CA4A
tetradic
#4AA8CA #AC4ACA #CA6C4A #68CA4A
square
#4AA8CA #AC4ACA #CA6C4A #68CA4A
split-complementary
#4AA8CA #CA4A68 #CAAC4A
monochromatic
#236077 #3187A6 #4AA8CA #79BFD8 #A9D6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#4AA8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#4AA8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA8CA
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA8CA | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8397CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 168, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.101 225.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2da',
500: '#4aa8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa8ca; $custom-light: #89c2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 168,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.938,
"s": 54.701,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68892,
"c": 0.10095,
"h": 225
},
"luminance": 0.33725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA8CA
secondary
#D3AB9D
accent
#714ADE
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183