#4AB3DE#4AB3DE

#4AB3DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.114 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB3DE
RGB	rgb(74, 179, 222)
HSL	hsl(197, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.73, -16.92, -30.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.73, 34.87, 240.97°)
OKLab	oklab(72.33% -0.0753 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(72.33% 0.114 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.1237, 38.9665, 74.9214)
Luminance	0.3897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB3DE #DE754A

analogous

#4ADEBF #4AB3DE #4A69DE

triadic

#4AB3DE #DE4AB3 #B3DE4A

tetradic

#4AB3DE #BF4ADE #DE754A #69DE4A

square

#4AB3DE #BF4ADE #DE754A #69DE4A

split-complementary

#4AB3DE #DE4A69 #DEBF4A

monochromatic

#1B7093 #2497C7 #4AB3DE #7EC9E7 #B2DEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.39

#4AB3DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.79

#4AB3DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB3DE

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB3DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB3DE	1.00	2.39	8.79	8.79
#FFFFFF	2.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DB0E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A1DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab3de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 179, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.114 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc9e8',
    500: '#4ab3de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab3de;
$custom-light: #8cc9e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab3de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.432,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72329,
    "c": 0.11382,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB3DE

secondary

#DFB6A4

accent

#6F3CEC

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB3DE

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

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