#4DB0DD#4DB0DD

#4DB0DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.113 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4DB0DD
RGB	rgb(77, 176, 221)
HSL	hsl(199, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(199, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.91, -15.17, -31.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.91, 34.69, 244.07°)
OKLab	oklab(71.69% -0.0709 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(71.69% 0.113 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.6319, 37.8456, 74.0305)
Luminance	0.3785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4DB0DD #DD7A4D

analogous

#4DDDC2 #4DB0DD #4D68DD

triadic

#4DB0DD #DD4DB0 #B0DD4D

tetradic

#4DB0DD #C24DDD #DD7A4D #68DD4D

square

#4DB0DD #C24DDD #DD7A4D #68DD4D

split-complementary

#4DB0DD #DD4D68 #DDC24D

monochromatic

#1C6E93 #2695C7 #4DB0DD #80C7E7 #B4DEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4DB0DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#4DB0DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4DB0DD

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4DB0DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4DB0DD	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99AEDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#859FDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4db0dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 176, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.113 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dc7e7',
    500: '#4db0dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4db0dd;
$custom-light: #8dc7e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4db0dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.75,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71687,
    "c": 0.11252,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4DB0DD

secondary

#DFB8A6

accent

#733DEB

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4DB0DD

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

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