#4AB2DA#4AB2DA

#4AB2DA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.111 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB2DA
RGB	rgb(74, 178, 218)
HSL	hsl(197, 66%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(197, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.28, -17.66, -28.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.28, 33.94, 238.65°)
OKLab	oklab(71.92% -0.0757 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(71.92% 0.111 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.3943, 38.3552, 72.0648)
Luminance	0.3836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB2DA #DA724A

analogous

#4ADABA #4AB2DA #4A6ADA

triadic

#4AB2DA #DA4AB2 #B2DA4A

tetradic

#4AB2DA #BA4ADA #DA724A #6ADA4A

square

#4AB2DA #BA4ADA #DA724A #6ADA4A

split-complementary

#4AB2DA #DA4A6A #DABA4A

monochromatic

#1D6E8D #2795C0 #4AB2DA #7DC8E4 #B0DDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4AB2DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#4AB2DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB2DA

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB2DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB2DA	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DAFDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A0DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab2da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 178, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.111 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc9e5',
    500: '#4ab2da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab2da;
$custom-light: #8cc9e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab2da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.667,
    "s": 66.055,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71922,
    "c": 0.11093,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB2DA

secondary

#DDB3A3

accent

#6E3FE9

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB2DA

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

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