#4978AE#4978AE

#4978AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.099 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4978AE
RGB	rgb(73, 120, 174)
HSL	hsl(212, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(212, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 31%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 0.46, -33.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 33.55, 270.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% -0.029 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.099 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1014, 17.9039, 42.5908)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4978AE #AE7F49

analogous

#49AAAE #4978AE #4C49AE

triadic

#4978AE #AE4978 #78AE49

tetradic

#4978AE #AE49AA #AE7F49 #49AE4C

square

#4978AE #AE49AA #AE7F49 #49AE4C

split-complementary

#4978AE #AE4C49 #AAAE49

monochromatic

#253D58 #375A83 #4978AE #7197C3 #9CB7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#4978AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#4978AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4978AE

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4978AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4978AE	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5471AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4978ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 120, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.099 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849ec6',
    500: '#4978ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4978ae;
$custom-light: #849ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4978ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.079,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56319,
    "c": 0.09887,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4978AE

secondary

#C2AB91

accent

#9857D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4978AE

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

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