#4AB1DB#4AB1DB

#4AB1DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.112 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB1DB
RGB	rgb(74, 177, 219)
HSL	hsl(197, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(197, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 19.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.03, -16.81, -29.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.03, 34.32, 240.67°)
OKLab	oklab(71.73% -0.0744 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(71.73% 0.112 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.3273, 38.0112, 72.6900)
Luminance	0.3801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB1DB #DB744A

analogous

#4ADBBC #4AB1DB #4A69DB

triadic

#4AB1DB #DB4AB1 #B1DB4A

tetradic

#4AB1DB #BC4ADB #DB744A #69DB4A

square

#4AB1DB #BC4ADB #DB744A #69DB4A

split-complementary

#4AB1DB #DB4A69 #DBBC4A

monochromatic

#1C6D8E #2694C1 #4AB1DB #7DC7E5 #B0DDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#4AB1DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.60

#4AB1DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB1DB

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB1DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB1DB	1.00	2.44	8.60	8.60
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAEDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#879FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BDBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab1db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 177, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.112 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc8e6',
    500: '#4ab1db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab1db;
$custom-light: #8cc8e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab1db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.379,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71733,
    "c": 0.11199,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.38015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB1DB

secondary

#DEB4A3

accent

#703EEA

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB1DB

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

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