#4AA9E1#4AA9E1
#4AA9E1 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.121 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 24.9%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, -10.57, -36.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 37.94, 253.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.16% -0.0643 -0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.16% 0.121 237.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5973, 35.2647, 76.4138) |
| Luminance | 0.3527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.29
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.80
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.36
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.95
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.39
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9E1 #E1824A
analogous
#4AE1CE #4AA9E1 #4A5DE1
triadic
#4AA9E1 #E14AA9 #A9E14A
tetradic
#4AA9E1 #CE4AE1 #E1824A #5DE14A
square
#4AA9E1 #CE4AE1 #E1824A #5DE14A
split-complementary
#4AA9E1 #E14A5D #E1CE4A
monochromatic
#196997 #228DCC #4AA9E1 #7EC2EA #B3DBF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#4AA9E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#4AA9E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9E1
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9E1 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA9E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A9AE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.121 237.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc2ea',
500: '#4aa9e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9e1; $custom-light: #8cc2ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.252,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70162,
"c": 0.12099,
"h": 237.9
},
"luminance": 0.35268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9E1
secondary
#E1BCA6
accent
#7D39EE
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184