#4E78AE#4E78AE

#4E78AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.096 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E78AE
RGB	rgb(78, 120, 174)
HSL	hsl(214, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(214, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 31%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 1.55, -33.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 33.18, 272.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% -0.0246 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.096 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4957, 18.1072, 42.6093)
Luminance	0.1811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E78AE #AE844E

analogous

#4EA8AE #4E78AE #544EAE

triadic

#4E78AE #AE4E78 #78AE4E

tetradic

#4E78AE #AE4EA8 #AE844E #4EAE54

square

#4E78AE #AE4EA8 #AE844E #4EAE54

split-complementary

#4E78AE #AE544E #A8AE4E

monochromatic

#283E59 #3B5B84 #4E78AE #7798C2 #A1B8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#4E78AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#4E78AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E78AE

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E78AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E78AE	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5672AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11848B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e78ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 120, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.096 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ec6',
    500: '#4e78ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e78ae;
$custom-light: #869ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e78ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.75,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56578,
    "c": 0.09646,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E78AE

secondary

#C2AF96

accent

#9B5ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E78AE

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

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