#4AABE1#4AABE1
#4AABE1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.120 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AABE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 171, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 24%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -11.67, -35.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 37.40, 251.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.62% -0.0663 -0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.62% 0.12 236.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9723, 36.0146, 76.5388) |
| Luminance | 0.3602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.13
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.15
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.38
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.43
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.21
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AABE1 #E1804A
analogous
#4AE1CB #4AABE1 #4A5FE1
triadic
#4AABE1 #E14AAB #ABE14A
tetradic
#4AABE1 #CB4AE1 #E1804A #5FE14A
square
#4AABE1 #CB4AE1 #E1804A #5FE14A
split-complementary
#4AABE1 #E14A5F #E1CB4A
monochromatic
#196A97 #228FCC #4AABE1 #7EC3EA #B3DCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4AABE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#4AABE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AABE1
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AABE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AABE1 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AAE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D9BE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aabe1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 171, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.120 236.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc4ea',
500: '#4aabe1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aabe1; $custom-light: #8cc4ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aabe1",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 171,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.457,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7062,
"c": 0.11987,
"h": 236.4
},
"luminance": 0.36018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AABE1
secondary
#E1BBA6
accent
#7A39EE
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184