#4E78AD#4E78AD

#4E78AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.095 H 254.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E78AD
RGB	rgb(78, 120, 173)
HSL	hsl(213, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(213, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.58, 1.23, -32.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.58, 32.66, 272.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% -0.0249 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.095 254.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3986, 18.0684, 42.0978)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E78AD #AD834E

analogous

#4EA8AD #4E78AD #544EAD

triadic

#4E78AD #AD4E78 #78AD4E

tetradic

#4E78AD #AD4EA8 #AD834E #4EAD54

square

#4E78AD #AD4EA8 #AD834E #4EAD54

split-complementary

#4E78AD #AD544E #A8AD4E

monochromatic

#283D59 #3B5B83 #4E78AD #7798C2 #A1B8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#4E78AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#4E78AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E78AD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E78AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E78AD	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5772AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13848B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e78ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 120, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.095 254.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ec5',
    500: '#4e78ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e78ad;
$custom-light: #869ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e78ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.474,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56526,
    "c": 0.09511,
    "h": 254.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E78AD

secondary

#C2AE95

accent

#9B5ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E78AD

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

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