#4BA8DC#4BA8DC
#4BA8DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.116 H 236.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 168, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 23.6%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.49, -11.50, -34.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.49, 36.27, 251.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.73% -0.0643 -0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.73% 0.116 236.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8175, 34.6653, 72.8159) |
| Luminance | 0.3467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.75
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.97
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.98
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.72
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.18
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA8DC #DC7F4B
analogous
#4BDCC7 #4BA8DC #4B5FDC
triadic
#4BA8DC #DC4BA8 #A8DC4B
tetradic
#4BA8DC #C74BDC #DC7F4B #5FDC4B
square
#4BA8DC #C74BDC #DC7F4B #5FDC4B
split-complementary
#4BA8DC #DC4B5F #DCC74B
monochromatic
#1C6791 #268BC4 #4BA8DC #7EC1E6 #B1DAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#4BA8DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#4BA8DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA8DC
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA8DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA8DC | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA7DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B99DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba8dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 168, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.116 236.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc1e7',
500: '#4ba8dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba8dc; $custom-light: #8cc1e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba8dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 168,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.517,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69731,
"c": 0.11609,
"h": 236.3
},
"luminance": 0.34668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA8DC
secondary
#DEB9A4
accent
#7B3DEA
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184