#4CB5DC#4CB5DC

#4CB5DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.111 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4CB5DC
RGBrgb(76, 181, 220)
HSLhsl(196, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(196, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(65.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(69.29, -18.29, -28.52)
CIE-LCHlch(69.29, 33.88, 237.33°)
OKLaboklab(72.77% -0.0769 -0.0797)
OKLCHoklch(72.77% 0.111 226)
XYZxyz(32.4175, 39.7481, 73.6600)
Luminance0.3975 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4CB5DC #DC734C
analogous
#4CDCBB #4CB5DC #4C6DDC
triadic
#4CB5DC #DC4CB5 #B5DC4C
tetradic
#4CB5DC #BB4CDC #DC734C #6DDC4C
square
#4CB5DC #BB4CDC #DC734C #6DDC4C
split-complementary
#4CB5DC #DC4C6D #DCBB4C
monochromatic
#1C7291 #269AC4 #4CB5DC #7FCAE6 #B2DFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35
#4CB5DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95
#4CB5DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB5DC
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4CB5DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4CB5DC1.002.358.958.95
#FFFFFF2.351.0021.0021.00
#0000008.9521.001.001.00
##0000008.9521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B2DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA3DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4cb5dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 181, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.111 226.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dcbe7',
    500: '#4cb5dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4cb5dc;
$custom-light: #8dcbe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4cb5dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.25,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7277,
    "c": 0.11077,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.39752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4CB5DC
secondary
#DFB5A5
accent
#6C3EEA
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#4CB5DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva