#4AA9CB#4AA9CB
#4AA9CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.102 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.07, -17.61, -25.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.07, 31.11, 235.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.17% -0.072 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.17% 0.102 224.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7872, 34.1407, 61.6137) |
| Luminance | 0.3414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.86
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.74
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.61
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.50
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.81
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9CB #CB6C4A
analogous
#4ACBAD #4AA9CB #4A69CB
triadic
#4AA9CB #CB4AA9 #A9CB4A
tetradic
#4AA9CB #AD4ACB #CB6C4A #69CB4A
square
#4AA9CB #AD4ACB #CB6C4A #69CB4A
split-complementary
#4AA9CB #CB4A69 #CBAD4A
monochromatic
#236278 #3088A8 #4AA9CB #7AC0D9 #A9D6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4AA9CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#4AA9CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9CB
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9CB | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A6CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8498CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.102 224.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac2db',
500: '#4aa9cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9cb; $custom-light: #8ac2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.814,
"s": 55.365,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6917,
"c": 0.10151,
"h": 224.8
},
"luminance": 0.34144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9CB
secondary
#D4AB9D
accent
#7149DF
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183