#4AC9ED#4AC9ED
#4AC9ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.120 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 15.2%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.66, -23.58, -27.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.66, 36.57, 229.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.07% -0.0916 -0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.07% 0.12 220.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9904, 49.3391, 87.5729) |
| Luminance | 0.4934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.26
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.39
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.48
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.07
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.01
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9ED #ED6E4A
analogous
#4AEDC0 #4AC9ED #4A77ED
triadic
#4AC9ED #ED4AC9 #C9ED4A
tetradic
#4AC9ED #C04AED #ED6E4A #77ED4A
square
#4AC9ED #C04AED #ED6E4A #77ED4A
split-complementary
#4AC9ED #ED4A77 #EDC04A
monochromatic
#1189AC #17B6E3 #4AC9ED #82DAF3 #B9EAF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#4AC9ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.87
#4AC9ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9ED
10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9ED | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.87 | 10.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3C4EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.120 220.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d9f3',
500: '#4ac9ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9ed; $custom-light: #90d9f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.252,
"s": 81.91,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78066,
"c": 0.12033,
"h": 220.4
},
"luminance": 0.49344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9ED
secondary
#E8B8AB
accent
#3707DE
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1417
muted
#7E8385