#4AB5E1#4AB5E1
#4AB5E1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.116 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB5E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 181, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 19.6%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -17.02, -31.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 35.41, 241.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.92% -0.0762 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.92% 0.116 228.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9331, 39.9362, 77.1924) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.60
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.39
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.74
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.16
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.35
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB5E1 #E1764A
analogous
#4AE1C1 #4AB5E1 #4A69E1
triadic
#4AB5E1 #E14AB5 #B5E14A
tetradic
#4AB5E1 #C14AE1 #E1764A #69E14A
square
#4AB5E1 #C14AE1 #E1764A #69E14A
split-complementary
#4AB5E1 #E14A69 #E1C14A
monochromatic
#197397 #229ACC #4AB5E1 #7ECAEA #B3E0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4AB5E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#4AB5E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB5E1
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB5E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB5E1 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB2E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A3E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab5e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 181, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.116 228.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dcbea',
500: '#4ab5e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab5e1; $custom-light: #8dcbea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab5e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 181,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.483,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72924,
"c": 0.11564,
"h": 228.7
},
"luminance": 0.3994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB5E1
secondary
#E1B7A6
accent
#6E39EE
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284