#4CB4DE#4CB4DE

#4CB4DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.113 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CB4DE
RGB	rgb(76, 180, 222)
HSL	hsl(197, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(197, 66%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.08, -17.13, -29.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.08, 34.50, 240.22°)
OKLab	oklab(72.62% -0.0752 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(72.62% 0.113 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.4813, 39.4495, 74.9958)
Luminance	0.3945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CB4DE #DE764C

analogous

#4CDEBF #4CB4DE #4C6BDE

triadic

#4CB4DE #DE4CB4 #B4DE4C

tetradic

#4CB4DE #BF4CDE #DE764C #6BDE4C

square

#4CB4DE #BF4CDE #DE764C #6BDE4C

split-complementary

#4CB4DE #DE4C6B #DEBF4C

monochromatic

#1B7194 #2599C8 #4CB4DE #80CAE8 #B3DFF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#4CB4DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.89

#4CB4DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB4DE

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CB4DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CB4DE	1.00	2.36	8.89	8.89
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EB1E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8AA2DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C0C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cb4de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 180, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.113 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dcae8',
    500: '#4cb4de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cb4de;
$custom-light: #8dcae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cb4de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.26,
    "s": 68.868,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72624,
    "c": 0.11256,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CB4DE

secondary

#E0B7A6

accent

#6F3CEC

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CB4DE

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

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