#4DA9CB#4DA9CB

#4DA9CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.100 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4DA9CB
RGB	rgb(77, 169, 203)
HSL	hsl(196, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 16.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.17, -17.09, -25.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.17, 30.68, 236.16°)
OKLab	oklab(69.27% -0.0702 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(69.27% 0.1 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.0238, 34.2627, 61.6248)
Luminance	0.3427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4DA9CB #CB6F4D

analogous

#4DCBAE #4DA9CB #4D6ACB

triadic

#4DA9CB #CB4DA9 #A9CB4D

tetradic

#4DA9CB #AE4DCB #CB6F4D #6ACB4D

square

#4DA9CB #AE4DCB #CB6F4D #6ACB4D

split-complementary

#4DA9CB #CB4D6A #CBAE4D

monochromatic

#24637A #3189A9 #4DA9CB #7CC0D9 #ACD7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.67

#4DA9CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.85

#4DA9CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4DA9CB

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4DA9CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4DA9CB	1.00	2.67	7.85	7.85
#FFFFFF	2.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A6CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8498CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4da9cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 169, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.100 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bc2db',
    500: '#4da9cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4da9cb;
$custom-light: #8bc2db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4da9cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.19,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69274,
    "c": 0.09987,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.34266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4DA9CB

secondary

#D4AE9F

accent

#724ADE

background

#F9FBFD

surface

#F1F7FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0D1215

muted

#7E8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #4DA9CB

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

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