#4AB0DB#4AB0DB

#4AB0DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.112 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB0DB
RGB	rgb(74, 176, 219)
HSL	hsl(198, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.74, -16.28, -30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.74, 34.46, 241.80°)
OKLab	oklab(71.5% -0.0734 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(71.5% 0.112 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.1305, 37.6176, 72.6244)
Luminance	0.3762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB0DB #DB754A

analogous

#4ADBBD #4AB0DB #4A68DB

triadic

#4AB0DB #DB4AB0 #B0DB4A

tetradic

#4AB0DB #BD4ADB #DB754A #68DB4A

square

#4AB0DB #BD4ADB #DB754A #68DB4A

split-complementary

#4AB0DB #DB4A68 #DBBD4A

monochromatic

#1C6C8E #2693C1 #4AB0DB #7DC6E5 #B0DDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#4AB0DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.52

#4AB0DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB0DB

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB0DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB0DB	1.00	2.46	8.52	8.52
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AADDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#869FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 176, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.112 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc7e6',
    500: '#4ab0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab0db;
$custom-light: #8cc7e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.793,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71501,
    "c": 0.11229,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB0DB

secondary

#DEB4A3

accent

#713EEA

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB0DB

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

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