#4B8DCB#4B8DCB

#4B8DCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.116 H 248.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B8DCB
RGB	rgb(75, 141, 203)
HSL	hsl(209, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(209, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.93, -1.88, -38.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.93, 38.32, 267.18°)
OKLab	oklab(62.72% -0.0419 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(62.72% 0.116 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2020, 24.8552, 60.0631)
Luminance	0.2486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B8DCB #CB894B

analogous

#4BCBC9 #4B8DCB #4B4DCB

triadic

#4B8DCB #CB4B8D #8DCB4B

tetradic

#4B8DCB #C94BCB #CB894B #4DCB4B

square

#4B8DCB #C94BCB #CB894B #4DCB4B

split-complementary

#4B8DCB #CB4B4D #CBC94B

monochromatic

#234F79 #316EA8 #4B8DCB #7AABD9 #AAC9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#4B8DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#4B8DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4B8DCB

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B8DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4B8DCB	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728FCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6183CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b8dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 141, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.116 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aedb',
    500: '#4b8dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b8dcb;
$custom-light: #89aedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b8dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.063,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62722,
    "c": 0.11588,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B8DCB

secondary

#D4B89E

accent

#9249DF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B8DCB

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

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