#4BA9CA#4BA9CA
#4BA9CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.100 H 224.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 169, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.07, -17.75, -25.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.07, 30.74, 234.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.16% -0.0718 -0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.16% 0.1 224.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7460, 34.1332, 60.9918) |
| Luminance | 0.3414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.53
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.82
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.42
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.89
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA9CA #CA6C4B
analogous
#4BCAAC #4BA9CA #4B6ACA
triadic
#4BA9CA #CA4BA9 #A9CA4B
tetradic
#4BA9CA #AC4BCA #CA6C4B #6ACA4B
square
#4BA9CA #AC4BCA #CA6C4B #6ACA4B
split-complementary
#4BA9CA #CA4B6A #CAAC4B
monochromatic
#236277 #3188A7 #4BA9CA #7AC0D8 #AAD6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4BA9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#4BA9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA9CA
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA9CA | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8598CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 169, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.100 224.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac2da',
500: '#4ba9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba9ca; $custom-light: #8ac2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 169,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.591,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69162,
"c": 0.10024,
"h": 224.3
},
"luminance": 0.34136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA9CA
secondary
#D3AB9D
accent
#704ADE
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183