#4BA5BD#4BA5BD
#4BA5BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.092 H 218.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA5BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 165, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 12.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, -19.63, -20.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 28.31, 226.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.67% -0.0725 -0.0567) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.67% 0.092 218) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5384, 32.0777, 52.9800) |
| Luminance | 0.3208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.86
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.26
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.52
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.50
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA5BD #BD634B
analogous
#4BBD9C #4BA5BD #4B6CBD
triadic
#4BA5BD #BD4BA5 #A5BD4B
tetradic
#4BA5BD #9C4BBD #BD634B #6CBD4B
square
#4BA5BD #9C4BBD #BD634B #6CBD4B
split-complementary
#4BA5BD #BD4B6C #BD9C4B
monochromatic
#265A68 #368194 #4BA5BD #78BBCD #A5D2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#4BA5BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#4BA5BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA5BD
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA5BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA5BD | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A1BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8594BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba5bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 165, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.092 218.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bfd1',
500: '#4ba5bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba5bd; $custom-light: #88bfd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba5bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 165,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.632,
"s": 46.341,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67674,
"c": 0.09203,
"h": 218
},
"luminance": 0.3208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA5BD
secondary
#CBA399
accent
#6E52D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182