#4BA8CC#4BA8CC
#4BA8CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.102 H 226.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA8CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 168, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.85, -16.59, -26.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.85, 31.30, 237.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.01% -0.07 -0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.01% 0.102 226.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7991, 33.8579, 62.1852) |
| Luminance | 0.3386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.76
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.36
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.50
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.42
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.01
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA8CC #CC6F4B
analogous
#4BCCAF #4BA8CC #4B68CC
triadic
#4BA8CC #CC4BA8 #A8CC4B
tetradic
#4BA8CC #AF4BCC #CC6F4B #68CC4B
square
#4BA8CC #AF4BCC #CC6F4B #68CC4B
split-complementary
#4BA8CC #CC4B68 #CCAF4B
monochromatic
#23627A #3088AA #4BA8CC #7BBFDA #AAD6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#4BA8CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#4BA8CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA8CC
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA8CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA8CC | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8397CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba8cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 168, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.102 226.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac2db',
500: '#4ba8cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba8cc; $custom-light: #8ac2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba8cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 168,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.744,
"s": 55.844,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69012,
"c": 0.10191,
"h": 226.6
},
"luminance": 0.33861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA8CC
secondary
#D5AD9E
accent
#7349DF
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183