#4BA9EC#4BA9EC
#4BA9EC is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.132 H 242.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA9EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 169, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 28.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.46, -6.79, -41.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.46, 42.22, 260.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.73% -0.0602 -0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.73% 0.132 242.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2241, 35.9244, 84.5765) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.01
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.19
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.91
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.54
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 9.11
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA9EC #EC8E4B
analogous
#4BECDF #4BA9EC #4B58EC
triadic
#4BA9EC #EC4BA9 #A9EC4B
tetradic
#4BA9EC #DF4BEC #EC8E4B #58EC4B
square
#4BA9EC #DF4BEC #EC8E4B #58EC4B
split-complementary
#4BA9EC #EC4B58 #ECDF4B
monochromatic
#126BAB #188EE2 #4BA9EC #82C3F2 #BADEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#4BA9EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#4BA9EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA9EC
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA9EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA9EC | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BAAEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#749BEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba9ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 169, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.132 242.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec2f2',
500: '#4ba9ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba9ec; $custom-light: #8ec2f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba9ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 169,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.969,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7073,
"c": 0.13217,
"h": 242.9
},
"luminance": 0.35928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA9EC
secondary
#E8C4AB
accent
#6108DD
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1217
muted
#7E8185