#4978B3#4978B3

#4978B3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.105 H 254.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4978B3
RGB	rgb(73, 120, 179)
HSL	hsl(213, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(213, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 33%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 2.13, -36.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 36.13, 273.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% -0.0275 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.106 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5979, 18.1025, 45.2058)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4978B3 #B38449

analogous

#49ADB3 #4978B3 #4F49B3

triadic

#4978B3 #B34978 #78B349

tetradic

#4978B3 #B349AD #B38449 #49B34F

square

#4978B3 #B349AD #B38449 #49B34F

split-complementary

#4978B3 #B34F49 #ADB349

monochromatic

#263E5C #375B88 #4978B3 #7398C6 #9FB8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#4978B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#4978B3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4978B3

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4978B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4978B3	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5271B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4978b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 120, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.105 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849eca',
    500: '#4978b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4978b3;
$custom-light: #849eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4978b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.396,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56586,
    "c": 0.1055,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4978B3

secondary

#C4AF93

accent

#9B56D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4978B3

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

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