#4AAFD8#4AAFD8

#4AAFD8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.110 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AAFD8
RGB	rgb(74, 175, 216)
HSL	hsl(197, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(197, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 19%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.33, -16.70, -29.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.33, 33.77, 240.36°)
OKLab	oklab(71.14% -0.0734 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(71.14% 0.11 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.5438, 37.0704, 70.4980)
Luminance	0.3707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AAFD8 #D8734A

analogous

#4AD8BA #4AAFD8 #4A68D8

triadic

#4AAFD8 #D84AAF #AFD84A

tetradic

#4AAFD8 #BA4AD8 #D8734A #68D84A

square

#4AAFD8 #BA4AD8 #D8734A #68D84A

split-complementary

#4AAFD8 #D84A68 #D8BA4A

monochromatic

#1E6B8A #2992BC #4AAFD8 #7CC5E3 #AFDCEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#4AAFD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.41

#4AAFD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AAFD8

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AAFD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AAFD8	1.00	2.50	8.41	8.41
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AACDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#869ED7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4aafd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 175, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.110 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bc7e4',
    500: '#4aafd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4aafd8;
$custom-light: #8bc7e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4aafd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.324,
    "s": 64.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71137,
    "c": 0.11015,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AAFD8

secondary

#DCB3A2

accent

#7140E8

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AAFD8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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