#4B8AEC#4B8AEC
#4B8AEC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.161 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B8AEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 138, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.78, 11.19, -55.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.78, 56.53, 281.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.93% -0.0308 -0.1582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.93% 0.161 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1250, 25.7261, 82.8767) |
| Luminance | 0.2573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.57
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.97
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.95
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.02
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.09
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B8AEC #ECAD4B
analogous
#4BDAEC #4B8AEC #5C4BEC
triadic
#4B8AEC #EC4B8A #8AEC4B
tetradic
#4B8AEC #EC4BDA #ECAD4B #4BEC5C
square
#4B8AEC #EC4BDA #ECAD4B #4BEC5C
split-complementary
#4B8AEC #EC5C4B #DAEC4B
monochromatic
#124EAB #1867E2 #4B8AEC #82AEF2 #BAD2F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#4B8AEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#4B8AEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B8AEC
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B8AEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B8AEC | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C93F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4184EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b8aec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 138, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.161 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eabf3',
500: '#4b8aec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b8aec; $custom-light: #8eabf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b8aec",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 138,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.522,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63929,
"c": 0.16115,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.25729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B8AEC
secondary
#E8D0AB
accent
#8A08DD
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1017
muted
#7E7F85