#4D8596#4D8596

#4D8596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.064 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D8596
RGB	rgb(77, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(194, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 49%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.46, -13.63, -14.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.46, 20.15, 227.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% -0.0497 -0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.064 219.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9511, 20.5535, 31.9222)
Luminance	0.2056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D8596 #965E4D

analogous

#4D9683 #4D8596 #4D6096

triadic

#4D8596 #964D85 #85964D

tetradic

#4D8596 #834D96 #965E4D #60964D

square

#4D8596 #834D96 #965E4D #60964D

split-complementary

#4D8596 #964D60 #96834D

monochromatic

#233D45 #38616E #4D8596 #6CA3B4 #95BCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#4D8596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#4D8596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4D8596

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D8596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4D8596	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#278B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d8596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.064 219.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a8b4',
    500: '#4d8596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d8596;
$custom-light: #84a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d8596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.973,
    "s": 32.159,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58477,
    "c": 0.06443,
    "h": 219.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D8596

secondary

#B5948A

accent

#785FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D8596

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

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