#4DA8E0#4DA8E0
#4DA8E0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.119 H 238.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DA8E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 168, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 66%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 25%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -9.88, -36.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 37.56, 254.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.99% -0.0618 -0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.99% 0.119 238.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5126, 34.9617, 75.6468) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.92
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.24
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.27
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.29
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DA8E0 #E0854D
analogous
#4DE0CF #4DA8E0 #4D5FE0
triadic
#4DA8E0 #E04DA8 #A8E04D
tetradic
#4DA8E0 #CF4DE0 #E0854D #5FE04D
square
#4DA8E0 #CF4DE0 #E0854D #5FE04D
split-complementary
#4DA8E0 #E04D5F #E0CF4D
monochromatic
#1A6898 #248CCC #4DA8E0 #81C1E9 #B5DBF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4DA8E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4DA8E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DA8E0
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DA8E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DA8E0 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA8E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A99DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4da8e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 168, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.119 238.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc1ea',
500: '#4da8e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4da8e0; $custom-light: #8dc1ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4da8e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 168,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.857,
"s": 70.335,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69988,
"c": 0.11918,
"h": 238.8
},
"luminance": 0.34965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DA8E0
secondary
#E1BEA8
accent
#7F3BED
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184