#4AA9ED#4AA9ED
#4AA9ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.134 H 243.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 28.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.48, -6.61, -42.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.48, 42.71, 261.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% -0.0605 -0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.134 243.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2922, 35.9427, 85.3401) |
| Luminance | 0.3595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.96
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.18
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.96
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.51
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 9.10
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9ED #ED8E4A
analogous
#4AEDE0 #4AA9ED #4A57ED
triadic
#4AA9ED #ED4AA9 #A9ED4A
tetradic
#4AA9ED #E04AED #ED8E4A #57ED4A
square
#4AA9ED #E04AED #ED8E4A #57ED4A
split-complementary
#4AA9ED #ED4A57 #EDE04A
monochromatic
#116BAC #178EE3 #4AA9ED #82C3F3 #B9DEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4AA9ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#4AA9ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9ED
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9ED | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AAAF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#749BEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.134 243.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec2f3',
500: '#4aa9ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9ed; $custom-light: #8ec2f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.031,
"s": 81.91,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70747,
"c": 0.13367,
"h": 243.1
},
"luminance": 0.35946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9ED
secondary
#E8C4AB
accent
#6107DE
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1217
muted
#7E8185