#4CB3DC#4CB3DC

#4CB3DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.111 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4CB3DC
RGBrgb(76, 179, 220)
HSLhsl(197, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(197, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(65.5%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(68.71, -17.24, -29.42)
CIE-LCHlch(68.71, 34.09, 239.63°)
OKLaboklab(72.3% -0.0749 -0.0823)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.111 227.7)
XYZxyz(32.0137, 38.9406, 73.5254)
Luminance0.3894 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4CB3DC #DC754C
analogous
#4CDCBD #4CB3DC #4C6BDC
triadic
#4CB3DC #DC4CB3 #B3DC4C
tetradic
#4CB3DC #BD4CDC #DC754C #6BDC4C
square
#4CB3DC #BD4CDC #DC754C #6BDC4C
split-complementary
#4CB3DC #DC4C6B #DCBD4C
monochromatic
#1C7091 #2697C4 #4CB3DC #7FC9E6 #B2DEF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.39
#4CB3DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.79
#4CB3DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB3DC
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4CB3DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4CB3DC1.002.398.798.79
#FFFFFF2.391.0021.0021.00
#0000008.7921.001.001.00
##0000008.7921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB0DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A1DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4cb3dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 179, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.111 227.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dc9e7',
    500: '#4cb3dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4cb3dc;
$custom-light: #8dc9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4cb3dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.083,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72305,
    "c": 0.11125,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4CB3DC
secondary
#DFB6A5
accent
#6F3EEA
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#4CB3DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva