#4BA8E1#4BA8E1
#4BA8E1 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.121 H 238.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA8E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 168, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 25.3%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -9.87, -36.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 38.13, 255.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% -0.0627 -0.1036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.121 238.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4896, 34.9341, 76.3557) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.83
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.21
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.30
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.21
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.46
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA8E1 #E1844B
analogous
#4BE1CF #4BA8E1 #4B5DE1
triadic
#4BA8E1 #E14BA8 #A8E14B
tetradic
#4BA8E1 #CF4BE1 #E1844B #5DE14B
square
#4BA8E1 #CF4BE1 #E1844B #5DE14B
split-complementary
#4BA8E1 #E14B5D #E1CF4B
monochromatic
#196898 #228CCD #4BA8E1 #7FC1EA #B4DBF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4BA8E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4BA8E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA8E1
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA8E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA8E1 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA8E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7999E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba8e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 168, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.121 238.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc1ea',
500: '#4ba8e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba8e1; $custom-light: #8dc1ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba8e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 168,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.8,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69967,
"c": 0.12112,
"h": 238.8
},
"luminance": 0.34937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA8E1
secondary
#E1BDA6
accent
#7E3AEE
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184