#4C81BD#4C81BD

#4C81BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.109 H 252.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C81BD
RGB	rgb(76, 129, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 31.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.85, 0.69, -36.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.85, 36.74, 271.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% -0.0322 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.109 252.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0128, 20.9093, 51.1155)
Luminance	0.2091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4C81BD #BD884C

analogous

#4CBABD #4C81BD #504CBD

triadic

#4C81BD #BD4C81 #81BD4C

tetradic

#4C81BD #BD4CBA #BD884C #4CBD50

square

#4C81BD #BD4CBA #BD884C #4CBD50

split-complementary

#4C81BD #BD504C #BABD4C

monochromatic

#264568 #376395 #4C81BD #79A0CD #A5C0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#4C81BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#4C81BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C81BD

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C81BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C81BD	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6884C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5979BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c81bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 129, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.109 252.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a5d1',
    500: '#4c81bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c81bd;
$custom-light: #87a5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c81bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.858,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59311,
    "c": 0.10855,
    "h": 252.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C81BD

secondary

#CBB49A

accent

#9852D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C81BD

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

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