#4C9BC0#4C9BC0
#4C9BC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.095 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C9BC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 155, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.59, -13.17, -26.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.59, 29.50, 243.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.47% -0.0598 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.47% 0.095 230.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2126, 28.7826, 54.1385) |
| Luminance | 0.2878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.54
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.75
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.89
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.13
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.36
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C9BC0 #C0714C
analogous
#4CC0AB #4C9BC0 #4C61C0
triadic
#4C9BC0 #C04C9B #9BC04C
tetradic
#4C9BC0 #AB4CC0 #C0714C #61C04C
square
#4C9BC0 #AB4CC0 #C0714C #61C04C
split-complementary
#4C9BC0 #C04C61 #C0AB4C
monochromatic
#26556C #367999 #4C9BC0 #79B4D0 #A7CEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#4C9BC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#4C9BC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4C9BC0
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C9BC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C9BC0 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8899C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788DBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c9bc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 155, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.095 230.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88b8d3',
500: '#4c9bc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c9bc0; $custom-light: #88b8d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c9bc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 155,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.138,
"s": 47.934,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6547,
"c": 0.09493,
"h": 230.9
},
"luminance": 0.28785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C9BC0
secondary
#CDAB9B
accent
#7B50D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082