#4BADCC#4BADCC
#4BADCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.101 H 222.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BADCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 173, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.32, -19.23, -24.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.32, 30.98, 231.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.19% -0.0752 -0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.19% 0.101 222) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7399, 35.7396, 62.4988) |
| Luminance | 0.3574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.51
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.37
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.73
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.03
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.81
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BADCC #CC6A4B
analogous
#4BCCAB #4BADCC #4B6CCC
triadic
#4BADCC #CC4BAD #ADCC4B
tetradic
#4BADCC #AB4BCC #CC6A4B #6CCC4B
square
#4BADCC #AB4BCC #CC6A4B #6CCC4B
split-complementary
#4BADCC #CC4B6C #CCAB4B
monochromatic
#23657A #308CAA #4BADCC #7BC3DA #AAD8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#4BADCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#4BADCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BADCC
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BADCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BADCC | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4badcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 173, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.101 222.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac5db',
500: '#4badcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4badcc; $custom-light: #8ac5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4badcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 173,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.419,
"s": 55.844,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70188,
"c": 0.10118,
"h": 222
},
"luminance": 0.35743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BADCC
secondary
#D5AB9E
accent
#6D49DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283