#4AB6DB#4AB6DB

#4AB6DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.111 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB6DB
RGB	rgb(74, 182, 219)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(195, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.49, -19.43, -27.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.49, 33.82, 234.92°)
OKLab	oklab(72.9% -0.0794 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(72.9% 0.111 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.3330, 40.0227, 73.0252)
Luminance	0.4003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB6DB #DB6F4A

analogous

#4ADBB7 #4AB6DB #4A6EDB

triadic

#4AB6DB #DB4AB6 #B6DB4A

tetradic

#4AB6DB #B74ADB #DB6F4A #6EDB4A

square

#4AB6DB #B74ADB #DB6F4A #6EDB4A

split-complementary

#4AB6DB #DB4A6E #DBB74A

monochromatic

#1C718E #269AC1 #4AB6DB #7DCBE5 #B0DFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#4AB6DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.01

#4AB6DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB6DB

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB6DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB6DB	1.00	2.33	9.01	9.01
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1B2DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8DA3DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab6db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 182, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.111 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ccce6',
    500: '#4ab6db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab6db;
$custom-light: #8ccce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab6db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 182,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.31,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72898,
    "c": 0.11084,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.40026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB6DB

secondary

#DEB2A3

accent

#6A3EEA

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB6DB

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

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