#4AA9DD#4AA9DD
#4AA9DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.117 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 23.5%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, -11.88, -34.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 36.48, 251.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% -0.0656 -0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.117 235.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0581, 35.0490, 73.5736) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.65
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.04
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.93
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.81
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.95
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9DD #DD7E4A
analogous
#4ADDC7 #4AA9DD #4A60DD
triadic
#4AA9DD #DD4AA9 #A9DD4A
tetradic
#4AA9DD #C74ADD #DD7E4A #60DD4A
square
#4AA9DD #C74ADD #DD7E4A #60DD4A
split-complementary
#4AA9DD #DD4A60 #DDC74A
monochromatic
#1B6891 #258CC5 #4AA9DD #7EC1E7 #B1DAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4AA9DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#4AA9DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9DD
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9DD | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A8DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C99DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.117 235.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc2e7',
500: '#4aa9dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9dd; $custom-light: #8cc2e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.224,
"s": 68.372,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69974,
"c": 0.11702,
"h": 235.9
},
"luminance": 0.35052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9DD
secondary
#DFB9A4
accent
#7A3DEB
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184