#4BA8CB#4BA8CB

#4BA8CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.101 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BA8CB
RGB	rgb(75, 168, 203)
HSL	hsl(196, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.81, -16.91, -26.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.81, 31.05, 237.01°)
OKLab	oklab(68.97% -0.0703 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(68.97% 0.101 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.6795, 33.8101, 61.5556)
Luminance	0.3381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BA8CB #CB6E4B

analogous

#4BCBAE #4BA8CB #4B68CB

triadic

#4BA8CB #CB4BA8 #A8CB4B

tetradic

#4BA8CB #AE4BCB #CB6E4B #68CB4B

square

#4BA8CB #AE4BCB #CB6E4B #68CB4B

split-complementary

#4BA8CB #CB4B68 #CBAE4B

monochromatic

#236179 #3188A8 #4BA8CB #7ABFD9 #AAD6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#4BA8CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.76

#4BA8CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BA8CB

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BA8CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BA8CB	1.00	2.71	7.76	7.76
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A5CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8397CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B2B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ba8cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 168, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.101 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ac2db',
    500: '#4ba8cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ba8cb;
$custom-light: #8ac2db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ba8cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.406,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68969,
    "c": 0.10115,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.33813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BA8CB

secondary

#D4AD9E

accent

#7249DF

background

#F9FBFD

surface

#F1F7FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0D1215

muted

#7E8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BA8CB

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

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