#4AB0D9#4AB0D9

#4AB0D9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.111 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB0D9
RGB	rgb(74, 176, 217)
HSL	hsl(197, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(197, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 18.9%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.66, -16.92, -29.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.66, 33.91, 240.08°)
OKLab	oklab(71.41% -0.0741 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(71.41% 0.111 228)
XYZ	xyz(30.8688, 37.5130, 71.2461)
Luminance	0.3752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB0D9 #D9734A

analogous

#4AD9BB #4AB0D9 #4A69D9

triadic

#4AB0D9 #D94AB0 #B0D94A

tetradic

#4AB0D9 #BB4AD9 #D9734A #69D94A

square

#4AB0D9 #BB4AD9 #D9734A #69D94A

split-complementary

#4AB0D9 #D94A69 #D9BB4A

monochromatic

#1D6C8B #2893BE #4AB0D9 #7DC6E4 #AFDCEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#4AB0D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#4AB0D9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB0D9

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB0D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB0D9	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AADDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#879ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab0d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 176, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.111 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc7e5',
    500: '#4ab0d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab0d9;
$custom-light: #8cc7e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab0d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.203,
    "s": 65.297,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71413,
    "c": 0.11066,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.37516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB0D9

secondary

#DCB3A2

accent

#7040E8

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F1F8FC

border

#CBD1D5

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB0D9

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

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