#4B8ED9#4B8ED9
#4B8ED9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.132 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B8ED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 142, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 34.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.89, 2.26, -44.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.89, 44.69, 272.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.7% -0.039 -0.1266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.132 252.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0945, 25.8491, 69.2991) |
| Luminance | 0.2585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.99
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.29
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.59
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.87
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.94
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B8ED9 #D9964B
analogous
#4BD5D9 #4B8ED9 #4F4BD9
triadic
#4B8ED9 #D94B8E #8ED94B
tetradic
#4B8ED9 #D94BD5 #D9964B #4BD94F
square
#4B8ED9 #D94BD5 #D9964B #4BD94F
split-complementary
#4B8ED9 #D94F4B #D5D94B
monochromatic
#1E528C #286FBF #4B8ED9 #7EAEE4 #B0CDEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#4B8ED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#4B8ED9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B8ED9
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B8ED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B8ED9 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D92DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5985D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b8ed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 142, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.132 252.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8baee5',
500: '#4b8ed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b8ed9; $custom-light: #8baee5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b8ed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 142,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.69,
"s": 65.138,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63696,
"c": 0.13245,
"h": 252.9
},
"luminance": 0.25852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B8ED9
secondary
#DDC2A3
accent
#9940E8
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FC
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84