#4AAFDE#4AAFDE

#4AAFDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.115 H 231.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AAFDE
RGB	rgb(74, 175, 222)
HSL	hsl(199, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(199, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 21.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.57, -14.79, -32.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.57, 35.51, 245.38°)
OKLab	oklab(71.4% -0.0713 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(71.4% 0.115 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.3336, 37.3863, 74.6580)
Luminance	0.3739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AAFDE #DE794A

analogous

#4ADEC3 #4AAFDE #4A65DE

triadic

#4AAFDE #DE4AAF #AFDE4A

tetradic

#4AAFDE #C34ADE #DE794A #65DE4A

square

#4AAFDE #C34ADE #DE794A #65DE4A

split-complementary

#4AAFDE #DE4A65 #DEC34A

monochromatic

#1B6D93 #2493C7 #4AAFDE #7EC6E7 #B2DDF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#4AAFDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.48

#4AAFDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AAFDE

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AAFDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AAFDE	1.00	2.48	8.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98ADE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#839EDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4aafde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 175, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.115 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc6e8',
    500: '#4aafde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4aafde;
$custom-light: #8cc6e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4aafde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.054,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71403,
    "c": 0.11521,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.3739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AAFDE

secondary

#DFB7A4

accent

#743CEC

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AAFDE

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

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