#4DB1DD#4DB1DD

#4DB1DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.112 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4DB1DD
RGB	rgb(77, 177, 221)
HSL	hsl(198, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(198, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.20, -15.70, -30.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.20, 34.53, 242.95°)
OKLab	oklab(71.92% -0.0719 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(71.92% 0.112 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.8287, 38.2392, 74.0961)
Luminance	0.3824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4DB1DD #DD794D

analogous

#4DDDC1 #4DB1DD #4D69DD

triadic

#4DB1DD #DD4DB1 #B1DD4D

tetradic

#4DB1DD #C14DDD #DD794D #69DD4D

square

#4DB1DD #C14DDD #DD794D #69DD4D

split-complementary

#4DB1DD #DD4D69 #DDC14D

monochromatic

#1C6F93 #2696C7 #4DB1DD #80C8E7 #B4DEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#4DB1DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#4DB1DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4DB1DD

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4DB1DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4DB1DD	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAEDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87A0DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BDC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4db1dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 177, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.112 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dc8e7',
    500: '#4db1dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4db1dd;
$custom-light: #8dc8e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4db1dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.333,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71918,
    "c": 0.11218,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4DB1DD

secondary

#DFB8A6

accent

#723DEB

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4DB1DD

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

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