#4E79AB#4E79AB

#4E79AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.091 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E79AB
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 171)
HSL	hsl(212, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(212, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.78, -0.02, -31.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.78, 31.16, 269.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% -0.0267 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.092 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3274, 18.2333, 41.1265)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E79AB #AB804E

analogous

#4EA8AB #4E79AB #524EAB

triadic

#4E79AB #AB4E79 #79AB4E

tetradic

#4E79AB #AB4EA8 #AB804E #4EAB52

square

#4E79AB #AB4EA8 #AB804E #4EAB52

split-complementary

#4E79AB #AB524E #A8AB4E

monochromatic

#283E57 #3B5B81 #4E79AB #7698C0 #A0B8D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#4E79AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#4E79AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E79AB

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E79AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E79AB	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5972AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16848B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e79ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.091 253.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869fc4',
    500: '#4e79ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e79ab;
$custom-light: #869fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e79ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.258,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56652,
    "c": 0.0915,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E79AB

secondary

#C1AC94

accent

#985ACD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E79AB

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

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