#4A91AD

Closest named color: Dusty Blue (#5A86AD). oklch(62.2% 0.083 226.2), rgb(74, 145, 173).

Black text reads best on this color (5.94:1).

About this color

#4A91AD is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 226°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Blue (#5A86AD), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.94:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dusty Blue (#5A86AD)
Black text	5.94:1
White text	3.53:1

Values

HEX	#4A91AD
RGB	rgb(74, 145, 173)
HSL	hsl(197, 40%, 48%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.083 226.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #4A91AD	3.53:1	AA large text	Lc -68.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4A91AD	5.94:1	AA	Lc 41.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4A91AD text on white	3.53:1	AA large text	Lc 62.7	Content text, not long reading
#4A91AD text on black	5.94:1	AA	Lc -39.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F8

oklch(97.1% 0.005 228.8)
Step 100
100

#E2ECF0

oklch(93.7% 0.012 223.5)
Step 200
200

#CADDE5

oklch(88.6% 0.023 224.9)
Step 300
300

#A6C7D5

oklch(81% 0.041 225.4)
Step 400
400

#74A9C0

oklch(70.6% 0.065 227)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#4A91AD

oklch(62.2% 0.083 226.2)
Step 600
600

#2B7E9C

oklch(55.7% 0.09 226.2)
Step 700
700

#1D6A85

oklch(49.1% 0.083 226.3)
Step 800
800

#1B566C

oklch(42.6% 0.069 226.9)
Step 900
900

#1D4758

oklch(37.6% 0.055 227.5)
Step 950
950

#122A33

oklch(27% 0.034 224.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4A91AD with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#828EAE	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7484AD	0.055
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00999A	0.054
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.083