#4D8CE3#4D8CE3
#4D8CE3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.147 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4D8CE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 140, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.1%, 38.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.92, 7.19, -50.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.92, 50.68, 278.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% -0.0331 -0.1428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.147 256.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2988, 25.8774, 76.2670) |
| Luminance | 0.2588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.57
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.56
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.96
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.05
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.68
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4D8CE3 #E3A44D
analogous
#4DD7E3 #4D8CE3 #594DE3
triadic
#4D8CE3 #E34D8C #8CE34D
tetradic
#4D8CE3 #E34DD7 #E3A44D #4DE359
square
#4D8CE3 #E34DD7 #E3A44D #4DE359
split-complementary
#4D8CE3 #E3594D #D7E34D
monochromatic
#19509D #216BD2 #4D8CE3 #82AEEB #B7D0F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#4D8CE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#4D8CE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4D8CE3
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4D8CE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4D8CE3 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6593E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F85E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4d8ce3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 140, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.147 256.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dadec',
500: '#4d8ce3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4d8ce3; $custom-light: #8dadec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4d8ce3",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 140,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.8,
"s": 72.816,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63905,
"c": 0.14655,
"h": 256.9
},
"luminance": 0.2588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4D8CE3
secondary
#E3CBA9
accent
#A338F0
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84