#4BB0DD#4BB0DD

#4BB0DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.114 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BB0DD
RGB	rgb(75, 176, 221)
HSL	hsl(198, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.85, -15.49, -31.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.85, 34.92, 243.67°)
OKLab	oklab(71.62% -0.0721 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(71.62% 0.114 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.4730, 37.7636, 74.0230)
Luminance	0.3777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BB0DD #DD784B

analogous

#4BDDC1 #4BB0DD #4B67DD

triadic

#4BB0DD #DD4BB0 #B0DD4B

tetradic

#4BB0DD #C14BDD #DD784B #67DD4B

square

#4BB0DD #C14BDD #DD784B #67DD4B

split-complementary

#4BB0DD #DD4B67 #DDC14B

monochromatic

#1C6E92 #2594C5 #4BB0DD #7EC7E7 #B2DDF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#4BB0DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#4BB0DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BB0DD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BB0DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BB0DD	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99AEDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#859FDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4bb0dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 176, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.114 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dc7e7',
    500: '#4bb0dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4bb0dd;
$custom-light: #8dc7e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4bb0dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.493,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71621,
    "c": 0.1135,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BB0DD

secondary

#DFB7A5

accent

#723DEB

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BB0DD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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