#4AB2DB#4AB2DB

#4AB2DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.112 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB2DB
RGB	rgb(74, 178, 219)
HSL	hsl(197, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(197, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.32, -17.34, -29.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.32, 34.19, 239.53°)
OKLab	oklab(71.97% -0.0754 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(71.97% 0.112 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.5255, 38.4077, 72.7561)
Luminance	0.3841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB2DB #DB734A

analogous

#4ADBBC #4AB2DB #4A69DB

triadic

#4AB2DB #DB4AB2 #B2DB4A

tetradic

#4AB2DB #BC4ADB #DB734A #69DB4A

square

#4AB2DB #BC4ADB #DB734A #69DB4A

split-complementary

#4AB2DB #DB4A69 #DBBC4A

monochromatic

#1C6E8E #2696C1 #4AB2DB #7DC8E5 #B0DDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4AB2DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.68

#4AB2DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB2DB

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB2DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB2DB	1.00	2.42	8.68	8.68
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CAFDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A0DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab2db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 178, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.112 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc9e6',
    500: '#4ab2db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab2db;
$custom-light: #8cc9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab2db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.966,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71966,
    "c": 0.11171,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.38411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB2DB

secondary

#DEB4A3

accent

#6F3EEA

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB2DB

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

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