#4B8DBD#4B8DBD

#4B8DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.099 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4B8DBD
RGBrgb(75, 141, 189)
HSLhsl(205, 46%, 52%)
HSVhsv(205, 60%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(60.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(56.31, -6.50, -31.34)
CIE-LCHlch(56.31, 32.00, 258.29°)
OKLaboklab(62.02% -0.0462 -0.088)
OKLCHoklch(62.02% 0.099 242.3)
XYZxyz(21.6084, 24.2177, 51.6700)
Luminance0.2422 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4B8DBD #BD7B4B
analogous
#4BBDB4 #4B8DBD #4B54BD
triadic
#4B8DBD #BD4B8D #8DBD4B
tetradic
#4B8DBD #B44BBD #BD7B4B #54BD4B
square
#4B8DBD #B44BBD #BD7B4B #54BD4B
split-complementary
#4B8DBD #BD4B54 #BDB44B
monochromatic
#264C68 #366D94 #4B8DBD #78A9CD #A5C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59
#4B8DBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84
#4B8DBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4B8DBD
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4B8DBD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4B8DBD1.003.595.845.84
#FFFFFF3.591.0021.0021.00
#0000005.8421.001.001.00
##0000005.8421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#788DBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6882BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4b8dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.099 242.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed1',
    500: '#4b8dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4b8dbd;
$custom-light: #87aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4b8dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.263,
    "s": 46.341,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62019,
    "c": 0.09937,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4B8DBD
secondary
#CBAE99
accent
#8952D6
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82

Preview Lab

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#4B8DBD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva