#4C9CC3#4C9CC3
#4C9CC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.097 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C9CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 156, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 61%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 20%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.00, -12.77, -27.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.00, 30.27, 245.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.84% -0.0598 -0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.84% 0.097 232) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7155, 29.2511, 55.9627) |
| Luminance | 0.2925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.71
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.28
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.83
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.22
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.42
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C9CC3 #C3734C
analogous
#4CC3AE #4C9CC3 #4C60C3
triadic
#4C9CC3 #C34C9C #9CC34C
tetradic
#4C9CC3 #AE4CC3 #C3734C #60C34C
square
#4C9CC3 #AE4CC3 #C3734C #60C34C
split-complementary
#4C9CC3 #C34C60 #C3AE4C
monochromatic
#25576F #357B9D #4C9CC3 #7AB5D2 #A8CFE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#4C9CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#4C9CC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4C9CC3
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C9CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C9CC3 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899AC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788EC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c9cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 156, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.097 232.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89b9d5',
500: '#4c9cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c9cc3; $custom-light: #89b9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c9cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 156,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.664,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65839,
"c": 0.09727,
"h": 232
},
"luminance": 0.29254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C9CC3
secondary
#CFAD9C
accent
#7C4ED9
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083