#4FADE1#4FADE1
#4FADE1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.117 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FADE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 173, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26, -11.96, -34.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.26, 36.40, 250.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.25% -0.0653 -0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.25% 0.117 235.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7534, 36.9823, 76.6844) |
| Luminance | 0.3699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.74
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.07
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.78
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.79
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.62
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FADE1 #E1834F
analogous
#4FE1CC #4FADE1 #4F64E1
triadic
#4FADE1 #E14FAD #ADE14F
tetradic
#4FADE1 #CC4FE1 #E1834F #64E14F
square
#4FADE1 #CC4FE1 #E1834F #64E14F
split-complementary
#4FADE1 #E14F64 #E1CC4F
monochromatic
#1A6D9B #2392CF #4FADE1 #83C5EA #B8DEF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#4FADE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#4FADE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FADE1
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FADE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FADE1 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94ACE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#809DE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fade1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 173, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.117 235.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc5ea',
500: '#4fade1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fade1; $custom-light: #8fc5ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fade1",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 173,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.37,
"s": 70.874,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71246,
"c": 0.11652,
"h": 235.9
},
"luminance": 0.36986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FADE1
secondary
#E2BEAA
accent
#7A3AEE
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184