#4B8EC7#4B8EC7
#4B8EC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.110 H 246.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B8EC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 142, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, -3.79, -35.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 36.05, 263.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.75% -0.0441 -0.101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.75% 0.11 246.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8796, 24.9632, 57.6344) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.44
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.67
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.23
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.45
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.49
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B8EC7 #C7844B
analogous
#4BC7C2 #4B8EC7 #4B50C7
triadic
#4B8EC7 #C74B8E #8EC74B
tetradic
#4B8EC7 #C24BC7 #C7844B #50C74B
square
#4B8EC7 #C24BC7 #C7844B #50C74B
split-complementary
#4B8EC7 #C74B50 #C7C24B
monochromatic
#244F74 #326FA2 #4B8EC7 #7AABD6 #A8C9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#4B8EC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#4B8EC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B8EC7
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B8EC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B8EC7 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 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)
#7590CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6483C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b8ec7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 142, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.110 246.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88aed8',
500: '#4b8ec7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b8ec7; $custom-light: #88aed8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b8ec7",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 142,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.581,
"s": 52.542,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62745,
"c": 0.11023,
"h": 246.4
},
"luminance": 0.24965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B8EC7
secondary
#D1B59C
accent
#8E4CDC
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83