#4E799F#4E799F

#4E799F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.076 H 246.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E799F
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 159)
HSL	hsl(208, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(208, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 23.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, -3.82, -24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 25.28, 261.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% -0.0306 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.076 246.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2351, 17.7964, 35.3737)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E799F #9F744E

analogous

#4E9F9D #4E799F #4E519F

triadic

#4E799F #9F4E79 #799F4E

tetradic

#4E799F #9D4E9F #9F744E #519F4E

square

#4E799F #9D4E9F #9F744E #519F4E

split-complementary

#4E799F #9F4E51 #9F9D4E

monochromatic

#263B4D #3A5A76 #4E799F #7197B9 #9AB5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#4E799F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#4E799F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E799F

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E799F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E799F	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F719E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#268286

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e799f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.076 246.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859fbb',
    500: '#4e799f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e799f;
$custom-light: #859fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e799f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.148,
    "s": 34.177,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56061,
    "c": 0.07616,
    "h": 246.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E799F

secondary

#BAA38F

accent

#915ECA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E799F

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

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