#4D9BBD#4D9BBD
#4D9BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.092 H 229.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4D9BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 155, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.51, -13.91, -24.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.51, 28.46, 240.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.38% -0.0602 -0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.38% 0.092 229) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9637, 28.6923, 52.4095) |
| Luminance | 0.2869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.18
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.88
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.08
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.09
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.74
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 9.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4D9BBD #BD6F4D
analogous
#4DBDA7 #4D9BBD #4D63BD
triadic
#4D9BBD #BD4D9B #9BBD4D
tetradic
#4D9BBD #A74DBD #BD6F4D #63BD4D
square
#4D9BBD #A74DBD #BD6F4D #63BD4D
split-complementary
#4D9BBD #BD4D63 #BDA74D
monochromatic
#275569 #377995 #4D9BBD #7AB4CE #A6CDDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#4D9BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.74
#4D9BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4D9BBD
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4D9BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4D9BBD | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.74 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8999BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8DBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4d9bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 155, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.092 229.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89b8d1',
500: '#4d9bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4d9bbd; $custom-light: #89b8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4d9bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 155,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.214,
"s": 45.902,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65378,
"c": 0.09177,
"h": 229
},
"luminance": 0.28695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4D9BBD
secondary
#CBA99A
accent
#7A52D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082