#4AB4DE#4AB4DE

#4AB4DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.114 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB4DE
RGB	rgb(74, 180, 222)
HSL	hsl(197, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.02, -17.45, -30.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.02, 34.74, 239.85°)
OKLab	oklab(72.56% -0.0763 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(72.56% 0.114 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.3248, 39.3688, 74.9884)
Luminance	0.3937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB4DE #DE744A

analogous

#4ADEBE #4AB4DE #4A6ADE

triadic

#4AB4DE #DE4AB4 #B4DE4A

tetradic

#4AB4DE #BE4ADE #DE744A #6ADE4A

square

#4AB4DE #BE4ADE #DE744A #6ADE4A

split-complementary

#4AB4DE #DE4A6A #DEBE4A

monochromatic

#1B7193 #2499C7 #4AB4DE #7EC9E7 #B2DFF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#4AB4DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.87

#4AB4DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB4DE

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB4DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB4DE	1.00	2.37	8.87	8.87
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EB1E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A2DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C0C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab4de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.114 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ccae8',
    500: '#4ab4de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab4de;
$custom-light: #8ccae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab4de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.027,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72561,
    "c": 0.11353,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB4DE

secondary

#DFB5A4

accent

#6E3CEC

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB4DE

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

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