#4B9BD9#4B9BD9
#4B9BD9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.121 H 244.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B9BD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 155, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, -5.25, -38.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 39.15, 262.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.62% -0.0521 -0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.62% 0.121 244.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1427, 29.9455, 69.9818) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.01
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.26
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.38
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.99
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.23
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B9BD9 #D9894B
analogous
#4BD9D0 #4B9BD9 #4B54D9
triadic
#4B9BD9 #D94B9B #9BD94B
tetradic
#4B9BD9 #D04BD9 #D9894B #54D94B
square
#4B9BD9 #D04BD9 #D9894B #54D94B
split-complementary
#4B9BD9 #D94B54 #D9D04B
monochromatic
#1E5C8C #287DBF #4B9BD9 #7EB7E4 #B0D3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#4B9BD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#4B9BD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B9BD9
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B9BD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B9BD9 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F9CDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C8FD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b9bd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 155, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.121 244.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bb8e5',
500: '#4b9bd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b9bd9; $custom-light: #8bb8e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b9bd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 155,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.197,
"s": 65.138,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66615,
"c": 0.12122,
"h": 244.5
},
"luminance": 0.29948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B9BD9
secondary
#DDBCA3
accent
#8940E8
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F6FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1115
muted
#7E8084