#4E8099#4E8099

#4E8099 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.066 H 231.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8099
RGB	rgb(78, 128, 153)
HSL	hsl(200, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(200, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 16.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.10, -9.70, -18.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.10, 21.01, 242.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% -0.0415 -0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.066 231.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6087, 19.3567, 32.9918)
Luminance	0.1936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8099 #99674E

analogous

#4E998C #4E8099 #4E5A99

triadic

#4E8099 #994E80 #80994E

tetradic

#4E8099 #8C4E99 #99674E #5A994E

square

#4E8099 #8C4E99 #99674E #5A994E

split-complementary

#4E8099 #994E5A #998C4E

monochromatic

#253C48 #395E70 #4E8099 #6F9EB5 #97B9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#4E8099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#4E8099 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8099

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8099	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	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)

#747E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#298788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 128, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.066 231.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a4b7',
    500: '#4e8099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8099;
$custom-light: #84a4b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57447,
    "c": 0.06625,
    "h": 231.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8099

secondary

#B79A8C

accent

#825FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8099

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

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