#4978AA#4978AA

#4978AA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.094 H 251.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4978AA
RGB	rgb(73, 120, 170)
HSL	hsl(211, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(211, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, -0.86, -31.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 31.53, 268.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% -0.0302 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.094 251.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7172, 17.7503, 40.5676)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4978AA #AA7B49

analogous

#49A8AA #4978AA #4A49AA

triadic

#4978AA #AA4978 #78AA49

tetradic

#4978AA #AA49A8 #AA7B49 #49AA4A

square

#4978AA #AA49A8 #AA7B49 #49AA4A

split-complementary

#4978AA #AA4A49 #A8AA49

monochromatic

#243C54 #375A7F #4978AA #6F97C1 #9AB6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#4978AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#4978AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4978AA

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4978AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4978AA	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637AAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5771A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4978aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 120, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.094 251.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839ec3',
    500: '#4978aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4978aa;
$custom-light: #839ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4978aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.928,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5611,
    "c": 0.09363,
    "h": 251.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4978AA

secondary

#C0A88F

accent

#9658D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4978AA

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

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