#4C8CBB#4C8CBB

#4C8CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.097 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C8CBB
RGB	rgb(76, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(205, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.97, -6.38, -30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.97, 31.38, 258.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.73% -0.045 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(61.73% 0.097 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3249, 23.8786, 50.4893)
Luminance	0.2388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C8CBB #BB7B4C

analogous

#4CBBB2 #4C8CBB #4C55BB

triadic

#4C8CBB #BB4C8C #8CBB4C

tetradic

#4C8CBB #B24CBB #BB7B4C #55BB4C

square

#4C8CBB #B24CBB #BB7B4C #55BB4C

split-complementary

#4C8CBB #BB4C55 #BBB24C

monochromatic

#274B66 #386C92 #4C8CBB #78A8CC #A5C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#4C8CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#4C8CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C8CBB

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C8CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C8CBB	1.00	3.64	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c8cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.097 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87adcf',
    500: '#4c8cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c8cbb;
$custom-light: #87adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c8cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.405,
    "s": 44.939,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61734,
    "c": 0.09725,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C8CBB

secondary

#CAAE99

accent

#8A53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C8CBB

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

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