#4E79AE#4E79AE

#4E79AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.095 H 254.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E79AE
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(213, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(213, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, 0.95, -32.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 32.70, 271.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% -0.0258 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.095 254.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6166, 18.3490, 42.6496)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E79AE #AE834E

analogous

#4EA9AE #4E79AE #534EAE

triadic

#4E79AE #AE4E79 #79AE4E

tetradic

#4E79AE #AE4EA9 #AE834E #4EAE53

square

#4E79AE #AE4EA9 #AE834E #4EAE53

split-complementary

#4E79AE #AE534E #A9AE4E

monochromatic

#283E59 #3B5C84 #4E79AE #7799C2 #A1B9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#4E79AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#4E79AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E79AE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E79AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E79AE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5773AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#10858C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e79ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.095 254.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869fc6',
    500: '#4e79ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e79ae;
$custom-light: #869fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e79ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.125,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56806,
    "c": 0.09548,
    "h": 254.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E79AE

secondary

#C2AE96

accent

#9A5ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E79AE

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

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