#4AB4DB#4AB4DB

#4AB4DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.111 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB4DB
RGB	rgb(74, 180, 219)
HSL	hsl(196, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(196, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.90, -18.39, -28.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.90, 33.98, 237.23°)
OKLab	oklab(72.43% -0.0774 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(72.43% 0.111 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.9263, 39.2094, 72.8897)
Luminance	0.3921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB4DB #DB714A

analogous

#4ADBBA #4AB4DB #4A6CDB

triadic

#4AB4DB #DB4AB4 #B4DB4A

tetradic

#4AB4DB #BA4ADB #DB714A #6CDB4A

square

#4AB4DB #BA4ADB #DB714A #6CDB4A

split-complementary

#4AB4DB #DB4A6C #DBBA4A

monochromatic

#1C708E #2698C1 #4AB4DB #7DC9E5 #B0DEEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#4AB4DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.84

#4AB4DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB4DB

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB4DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB4DB	1.00	2.37	8.84	8.84
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FB1DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8BA2DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab4db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.111 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ccae6',
    500: '#4ab4db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab4db;
$custom-light: #8ccae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab4db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.138,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72431,
    "c": 0.11122,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB4DB

secondary

#DEB3A3

accent

#6C3EEA

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB4DB

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

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