#4E738C#4E738C

#4E738C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.057 H 238.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E738C
RGB	rgb(78, 115, 140)
HSL	hsl(204, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(204, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, -6.07, -17.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 18.77, 251.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% -0.0298 -0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.057 238.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0046, 15.7737, 27.1125)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E738C #8C674E

analogous

#4E8C86 #4E738C #4E548C

triadic

#4E738C #8C4E73 #738C4E

tetradic

#4E738C #864E8C #8C674E #548C4E

square

#4E738C #864E8C #8C674E #548C4E

split-complementary

#4E738C #8C4E54 #8C864E

monochromatic

#22323D #385365 #4E738C #6B92AC #92AFC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#4E738C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#4E738C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E738C

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E738C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E738C	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68728D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606C8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35797B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e738c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 115, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.057 238.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839bad',
    500: '#4e738c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e738c;
$custom-light: #839bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e738c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.194,
    "s": 28.44,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53774,
    "c": 0.05748,
    "h": 238.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E738C

secondary

#AF9787

accent

#8A63C5

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E738C

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

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