#4AB4DD#4AB4DD

#4AB4DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.113 H 227.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB4DD
RGB	rgb(74, 180, 221)
HSL	hsl(197, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.98, -17.76, -29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.98, 34.48, 238.99°)
OKLab	oklab(72.52% -0.0767 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(72.52% 0.113 227.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.1912, 39.3153, 74.2847)
Luminance	0.3932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB4DD #DD734A

analogous

#4ADDBD #4AB4DD #4A6ADD

triadic

#4AB4DD #DD4AB4 #B4DD4A

tetradic

#4AB4DD #BD4ADD #DD734A #6ADD4A

square

#4AB4DD #BD4ADD #DD734A #6ADD4A

split-complementary

#4AB4DD #DD4A6A #DDBD4A

monochromatic

#1B7091 #2598C5 #4AB4DD #7EC9E7 #B1DFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#4AB4DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.86

#4AB4DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB4DD

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB4DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB4DD	1.00	2.37	8.86	8.86
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EB1DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8AA2DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C0C1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab4dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.113 227.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ccae7',
    500: '#4ab4dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab4dd;
$custom-light: #8ccae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab4dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.735,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72518,
    "c": 0.11274,
    "h": 227.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB4DD

secondary

#DFB4A4

accent

#6D3DEB

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB4DD

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

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