#4E8098#4E8098

#4E8098 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.065 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8098
RGB	rgb(78, 128, 152)
HSL	hsl(199, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 15.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.06, -10.00, -18.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.06, 20.69, 241.11°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% -0.0419 -0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.065 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.5265, 19.3238, 32.5587)
Luminance	0.1933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8098 #98664E

analogous

#4E988B #4E8098 #4E5B98

triadic

#4E8098 #984E80 #80984E

tetradic

#4E8098 #8B4E98 #98664E #5B984E

square

#4E8098 #8B4E98 #98664E #5B984E

split-complementary

#4E8098 #984E5B #988B4E

monochromatic

#243C47 #395E70 #4E8098 #6E9EB5 #97B9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#4E8098 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#4E8098 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8098

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8098	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8098	1.00	4.32	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A8788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8098;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 128, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.065 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a4b6',
    500: '#4e8098',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8098;
$custom-light: #84a4b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8098",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.459,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57405,
    "c": 0.06535,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8098

secondary

#B6998C

accent

#815FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8098

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

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