#4D79AA#4D79AA

#4D79AA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.091 H 252.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D79AA
RGB	rgb(77, 121, 170)
HSL	hsl(212, 38%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(212, 55%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 28.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.68, -0.57, -30.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.68, 30.74, 268.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% -0.0279 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.091 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.1511, 18.1534, 40.6226)
Luminance	0.1815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4D79AA #AA7E4D

analogous

#4DA7AA #4D79AA #4F4DAA

triadic

#4D79AA #AA4D79 #79AA4D

tetradic

#4D79AA #AA4DA7 #AA7E4D #4DAA4F

square

#4D79AA #AA4DA7 #AA7E4D #4DAA4F

split-complementary

#4D79AA #AA4F4D #A7AA4D

monochromatic

#273D56 #3A5B80 #4D79AA #7498C0 #9EB7D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#4D79AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#4D79AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4D79AA

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D79AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4D79AA	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5972A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13848A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d79aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 121, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.091 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859fc3',
    500: '#4d79aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d79aa;
$custom-light: #859fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d79aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.613,
    "s": 37.652,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56547,
    "c": 0.0907,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D79AA

secondary

#C0AB93

accent

#975ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D79AA

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

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