#4AA8DB#4AA8DB
#4AA8DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.116 H 235.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA8DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 168, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.41, -11.98, -33.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.41, 36.02, 250.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.65% -0.0653 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.65% 0.116 235.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6079, 34.5724, 72.1169) |
| Luminance | 0.3458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.93
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.02
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.21
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.59
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.22
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA8DB #DB7D4A
analogous
#4ADBC5 #4AA8DB #4A60DB
triadic
#4AA8DB #DB4AA8 #A8DB4A
tetradic
#4AA8DB #C54ADB #DB7D4A #60DB4A
square
#4AA8DB #C54ADB #DB7D4A #60DB4A
split-complementary
#4AA8DB #DB4A60 #DBC54A
monochromatic
#1C668E #268BC1 #4AA8DB #7DC1E5 #B0D9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#4AA8DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#4AA8DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA8DB
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA8DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA8DB | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A7DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C98DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa8db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 168, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.116 235.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc1e6',
500: '#4aa8db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa8db; $custom-light: #8bc1e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa8db",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 168,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.103,
"s": 66.82,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6965,
"c": 0.11558,
"h": 235.6
},
"luminance": 0.34576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA8DB
secondary
#DEB8A3
accent
#7A3EEA
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F7FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184