#4BA7CE#4BA7CE
#4BA7CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.104 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA7CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 167, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.63, -15.43, -27.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.63, 31.96, 241.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.86% -0.0682 -0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.86% 0.104 228.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8566, 33.5866, 63.3954) |
| Luminance | 0.3359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.90
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.06
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.47
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.54
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 10.03
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA7CE #CE724B
analogous
#4BCEB4 #4BA7CE #4B65CE
triadic
#4BA7CE #CE4BA7 #A7CE4B
tetradic
#4BA7CE #B44BCE #CE724B #65CE4B
square
#4BA7CE #B44BCE #CE724B #65CE4B
split-complementary
#4BA7CE #CE4B65 #CEB44B
monochromatic
#22627D #2F87AD #4BA7CE #7BBFDB #ABD6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#4BA7CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#4BA7CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA7CE
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA7CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA7CE | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A4D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8197CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba7ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 167, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.104 228.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac1dd',
500: '#4ba7ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba7ce; $custom-light: #8ac1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba7ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 167,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.863,
"s": 57.205,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68865,
"c": 0.10377,
"h": 228.9
},
"luminance": 0.3359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA7CE
secondary
#D6AF9F
accent
#7547E0
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183