#4E79A2#4E79A2

#4E79A2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.080 H 248.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E79A2
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 162)
HSL	hsl(209, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(209, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, -2.88, -26.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 26.70, 263.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% -0.0295 -0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.08 248.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.4986, 17.9018, 36.7614)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E79A2 #A2774E

analogous

#4EA2A1 #4E79A2 #4E4FA2

triadic

#4E79A2 #A24E79 #79A24E

tetradic

#4E79A2 #A14EA2 #A2774E #4FA24E

square

#4E79A2 #A14EA2 #A2774E #4FA24E

split-complementary

#4E79A2 #A24E4F #A2A14E

monochromatic

#263B4F #3A5A79 #4E79A2 #7297BB #9BB6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#4E79A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#4E79A2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E79A2

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E79A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E79A2	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D72A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#228387

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e79a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.080 248.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859fbd',
    500: '#4e79a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e79a2;
$custom-light: #859fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e79a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.286,
    "s": 35,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56204,
    "c": 0.07989,
    "h": 248.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E79A2

secondary

#BCA590

accent

#935DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E79A2

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

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