#4FA8BB#4FA8BB
#4FA8BB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.089 H 213.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA8BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 168, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.37, -21.02, -17.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.37, 27.56, 220.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.46% -0.074 -0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.46% 0.089 213.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1931, 33.2528, 52.0421) |
| Luminance | 0.3326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.59
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.97
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.70
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.97
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA8BB #BB624F
analogous
#4FBB98 #4FA8BB #4F72BB
triadic
#4FA8BB #BB4FA8 #A8BB4F
tetradic
#4FA8BB #984FBB #BB624F #72BB4F
square
#4FA8BB #984FBB #BB624F #72BB4F
split-complementary
#4FA8BB #BB4F72 #BB984F
monochromatic
#285C68 #398494 #4FA8BB #7BBECC #A7D4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#4FA8BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#4FA8BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA8BB
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA8BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA8BB | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A97BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa8bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 168, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.089 213.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac2cf',
500: '#4fa8bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa8bb; $custom-light: #8ac2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa8bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 168,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.556,
"s": 44.262,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68457,
"c": 0.08898,
"h": 213.7
},
"luminance": 0.33255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA8BB
secondary
#CAA49B
accent
#6A54D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7D8182