#4E79AA#4E79AA

#4E79AA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.090 H 252.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E79AA
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 170)
HSL	hsl(212, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(212, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 28.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, -0.34, -30.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 30.65, 269.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% -0.027 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.09 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2324, 18.1954, 40.6264)
Luminance	0.1820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E79AA #AA7F4E

analogous

#4EA7AA #4E79AA #514EAA

triadic

#4E79AA #AA4E79 #79AA4E

tetradic

#4E79AA #AA4EA7 #AA7F4E #4EAA51

square

#4E79AA #AA4EA7 #AA7F4E #4EAA51

split-complementary

#4E79AA #AA514E #A7AA4E

monochromatic

#283D56 #3B5B80 #4E79AA #7598C0 #9FB8D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#4E79AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#4E79AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E79AA

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E79AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E79AA	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5972A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#18848A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e79aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.090 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869fc3',
    500: '#4e79aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e79aa;
$custom-light: #869fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e79aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.957,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56601,
    "c": 0.09019,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E79AA

secondary

#C0AB94

accent

#985BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E79AA

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

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