#4BA9CD#4BA9CD
#4BA9CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.102 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 169, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.18, -16.81, -26.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.18, 31.45, 237.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0707 -0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.102 226.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1047, 34.2767, 62.8807) |
| Luminance | 0.3428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.87
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.17
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.37
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.49
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.73
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA9CD #CD6F4B
analogous
#4BCDB0 #4BA9CD #4B68CD
triadic
#4BA9CD #CD4BA9 #A9CD4B
tetradic
#4BA9CD #B04BCD #CD6F4B #68CD4B
square
#4BA9CD #B04BCD #CD6F4B #68CD4B
split-complementary
#4BA9CD #CD4B68 #CDB04B
monochromatic
#22637B #3089AB #4BA9CD #7BC0DA #ABD7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#4BA9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#4BA9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA9CD
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA9CD | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A6CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8398CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 169, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.102 226.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac2dc',
500: '#4ba9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba9cd; $custom-light: #8ac2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 169,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.615,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6929,
"c": 0.10247,
"h": 226.4
},
"luminance": 0.3428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA9CD
secondary
#D5AE9F
accent
#7248E0
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183