#4B8FAF#4B8FAF

#4B8FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.084 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B8FAF
RGB	rgb(75, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.32, -12.08, -23.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.32, 26.28, 242.64°)
OKLab	oklab(61.84% -0.0534 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(61.84% 0.084 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4590, 24.2341, 44.1486)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B8FAF #AF6B4B

analogous

#4BAF9D #4B8FAF #4B5DAF

triadic

#4B8FAF #AF4B8F #8FAF4B

tetradic

#4B8FAF #9D4BAF #AF6B4B #5DAF4B

square

#4B8FAF #9D4BAF #AF6B4B #5DAF4B

split-complementary

#4B8FAF #AF4B5D #AF9D4B

monochromatic

#264959 #396C84 #4B8FAF #74AAC3 #9FC4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#4B8FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#4B8FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4B8FAF

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B8FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4B8FAF	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b8faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.084 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afc7',
    500: '#4b8faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b8faf;
$custom-light: #85afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b8faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.2,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61842,
    "c": 0.08414,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B8FAF

secondary

#C2A293

accent

#7E58D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B8FAF

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

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