#4AAAE8#4AAAE8
#4AAAE8 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.128 H 240.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAAE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 170, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 77%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.54, -8.82, -39.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.54, 40.34, 257.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.73% -0.063 -0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.73% 0.128 240.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7586, 36.0281, 81.6087) |
| Luminance | 0.3603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.71
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.52
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.00
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.83
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.28
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAAE8 #E8884A
analogous
#4AE8D7 #4AAAE8 #4A5BE8
triadic
#4AAAE8 #E84AAA #AAE84A
tetradic
#4AAAE8 #D74AE8 #E8884A #5BE84A
square
#4AAAE8 #D74AE8 #E8884A #5BE84A
split-complementary
#4AAAE8 #E84A5B #E8D74A
monochromatic
#156BA3 #1C8FD9 #4AAAE8 #80C4EF #B7DDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4AAAE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#4AAAE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAAE8
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAAE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAAE8 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DAAEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#789BE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaae8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 170, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.128 240.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc3ef',
500: '#4aaae8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaae8; $custom-light: #8dc3ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaae8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 170,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.544,
"s": 77.451,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70726,
"c": 0.1276,
"h": 240.4
},
"luminance": 0.36031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAAE8
secondary
#E5C0A8
accent
#7F34F4
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184