#4E738E#4E738E

#4E738E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.060 H 240.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E738E
RGB	rgb(78, 115, 142)
HSL	hsl(205, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(205, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, -5.48, -18.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 19.61, 253.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% -0.029 -0.0522)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.06 240.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1534, 15.8332, 27.8963)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E738E #8E694E

analogous

#4E8E89 #4E738E #4E538E

triadic

#4E738E #8E4E73 #738E4E

tetradic

#4E738E #894E8E #8E694E #538E4E

square

#4E738E #894E8E #8E694E #538E4E

split-complementary

#4E738E #8E4E53 #8E894E

monochromatic

#23333F #385366 #4E738E #6B92AE #93AFC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#4E738E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#4E738E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E738E

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E738E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E738E	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67738F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6C8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e738e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 115, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.060 240.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839baf',
    500: '#4e738e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e738e;
$custom-light: #839baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e738e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.313,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53862,
    "c": 0.05971,
    "h": 240.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E738E

secondary

#B09988

accent

#8C62C5

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E738E

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