#4B8DCD#4B8DCD
#4B8DCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.118 H 249.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B8DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 141, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, -1.21, -39.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 39.28, 268.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% -0.0413 -0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.118 249.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4419, 24.9511, 61.3264) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.38
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.76
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.31
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.35
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.57
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B8DCD #CD8B4B
analogous
#4BCDCC #4B8DCD #4B4CCD
triadic
#4B8DCD #CD4B8D #8DCD4B
tetradic
#4B8DCD #CC4BCD #CD8B4B #4CCD4B
square
#4B8DCD #CC4BCD #CD8B4B #4CCD4B
split-complementary
#4B8DCD #CD4B4C #CDCC4B
monochromatic
#224F7B #306EAB #4B8DCD #7BABDA #ABCAE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#4B8DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#4B8DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B8DCD
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B8DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B8DCD | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7190D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6083CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b8dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 141, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.118 249.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89aedc',
500: '#4b8dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b8dcd; $custom-light: #89aedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b8dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 141,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.538,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62827,
"c": 0.11834,
"h": 249.6
},
"luminance": 0.24953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B8DCD
secondary
#D5B99F
accent
#9348E0
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83