#4BA5CB#4BA5CB

#4BA5CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.102 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BA5CB
RGB	rgb(75, 165, 203)
HSL	hsl(198, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.93, -15.31, -27.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.93, 31.39, 240.81°)
OKLab	oklab(68.27% -0.0672 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(68.27% 0.102 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.1320, 32.7151, 61.3731)
Luminance	0.3272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BA5CB #CB714B

analogous

#4BCBB1 #4BA5CB #4B65CB

triadic

#4BA5CB #CB4BA5 #A5CB4B

tetradic

#4BA5CB #B14BCB #CB714B #65CB4B

square

#4BA5CB #B14BCB #CB714B #65CB4B

split-complementary

#4BA5CB #CB4B65 #CBB14B

monochromatic

#235F79 #3185A8 #4BA5CB #7ABDD9 #AAD4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.78

#4BA5CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.54

#4BA5CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BA5CB

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BA5CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BA5CB	1.00	2.78	7.54	7.54
#FFFFFF	2.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A2CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F95CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B0B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ba5cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 165, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.102 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8abfdb',
    500: '#4ba5cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ba5cb;
$custom-light: #8abfdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ba5cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.813,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68265,
    "c": 0.10186,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.32718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BA5CB

secondary

#D4AE9E

accent

#7649DF

background

#F9FBFD

surface

#F1F7FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0D1215

muted

#7E8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BA5CB

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

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