#4BA6CB#4BA6CB

#4BA6CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.102 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BA6CB
RGB	rgb(75, 166, 203)
HSL	hsl(197, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.22, -15.84, -26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.22, 31.26, 239.55°)
OKLab	oklab(68.5% -0.0682 -0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(68.5% 0.102 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.3131, 33.0773, 61.4335)
Luminance	0.3308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BA6CB #CB704B

analogous

#4BCBB0 #4BA6CB #4B66CB

triadic

#4BA6CB #CB4BA6 #A6CB4B

tetradic

#4BA6CB #B04BCB #CB704B #66CB4B

square

#4BA6CB #B04BCB #CB704B #66CB4B

split-complementary

#4BA6CB #CB4B66 #CBB04B

monochromatic

#236079 #3186A8 #4BA6CB #7ABDD9 #AAD5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.76

#4BA6CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.62

#4BA6CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BA6CB

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BA6CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BA6CB	1.00	2.76	7.62	7.62
#FFFFFF	2.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A3CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8196CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ba6cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 166, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.102 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ac0db',
    500: '#4ba6cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ba6cb;
$custom-light: #8ac0db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ba6cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 166,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.344,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68499,
    "c": 0.10159,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.3308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BA6CB

secondary

#D4AD9E

accent

#7449DF

background

#F9FBFD

surface

#F1F7FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0D1215

muted

#7E8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BA6CB

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

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