#4AB2CE#4AB2CE

#4AB2CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.103 H 218.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB2CE
RGB	rgb(74, 178, 206)
HSL	hsl(193, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(193, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.84, -21.38, -23.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.84, 31.45, 227.18°)
OKLab	oklab(71.42% -0.0803 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(71.42% 0.103 218.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.8805, 37.7497, 64.0922)
Luminance	0.3775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB2CE #CE664A

analogous

#4ACEA8 #4AB2CE #4A70CE

triadic

#4AB2CE #CE4AB2 #B2CE4A

tetradic

#4AB2CE #A84ACE #CE664A #70CE4A

square

#4AB2CE #A84ACE #CE664A #70CE4A

split-complementary

#4AB2CE #CE4A70 #CEA84A

monochromatic

#22697C #2F92AC #4AB2CE #7AC6DB #AADBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#4AB2CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#4AB2CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB2CE

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB2CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB2CE	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0ADD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D9FCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab2ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 178, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.103 218.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ac9dd',
    500: '#4ab2ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab2ce;
$custom-light: #8ac9dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab2ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.727,
    "s": 57.391,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71418,
    "c": 0.10279,
    "h": 218.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB2CE

secondary

#D6AA9E

accent

#6847E1

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB2CE

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

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