#4B9DC0#4B9DC0
#4B9DC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.095 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B9DC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 157, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.14, -14.44, -25.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.14, 29.34, 240.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.9% -0.0627 -0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.9% 0.095 228.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4693, 29.4132, 54.2467) |
| Luminance | 0.2942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.29
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.19
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.50
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.66
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.92
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B9DC0 #C06E4B
analogous
#4BC0A9 #4B9DC0 #4B62C0
triadic
#4B9DC0 #C04B9D #9DC04B
tetradic
#4B9DC0 #A94BC0 #C06E4B #62C04B
square
#4B9DC0 #A94BC0 #C06E4B #62C04B
split-complementary
#4B9DC0 #C04B62 #C0A94B
monochromatic
#25566B #357B98 #4B9DC0 #78B6D0 #A6CEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#4B9DC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#4B9DC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B9DC0
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B9DC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B9DC0 | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9BC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8EC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b9dc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 157, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.095 228.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bad3',
500: '#4b9dc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b9dc0; $custom-light: #88bad3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b9dc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 157,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.949,
"s": 48.148,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65903,
"c": 0.09491,
"h": 228.7
},
"luminance": 0.29416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B9DC0
secondary
#CDA99A
accent
#7950D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082