#4AABCC#4AABCC
#4AABCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.102 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AABCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 171, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 16.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -18.35, -25.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 31.20, 233.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% -0.0737 -0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.102 223.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2817, 34.9383, 62.3683) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.22
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.52
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.35
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.66
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AABCC #CC6B4A
analogous
#4ACCAC #4AABCC #4A6ACC
triadic
#4AABCC #CC4AAB #ABCC4A
tetradic
#4AABCC #AC4ACC #CC6B4A #6ACC4A
square
#4AABCC #AC4ACC #CC6B4A #6ACC4A
split-complementary
#4AABCC #CC4A6A #CCAC4A
monochromatic
#226379 #308AA9 #4AABCC #7AC1D9 #A9D7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4AABCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4AABCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AABCC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AABCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AABCC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A7CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aabcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 171, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.102 223.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac4db',
500: '#4aabcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aabcc; $custom-light: #8ac4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aabcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 171,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.231,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69683,
"c": 0.10193,
"h": 223.7
},
"luminance": 0.34941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AABCC
secondary
#D4AB9D
accent
#6F48DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183