#4E81AF#4E81AF

#4E81AF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.090 H 247.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E81AF
RGB	rgb(78, 129, 175)
HSL	hsl(208, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(208, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 26.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.30, -3.46, -29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.30, 29.74, 263.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.7% -0.0348 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(58.7% 0.09 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7272, 20.4138, 43.5025)
Luminance	0.2041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E81AF #AF7C4E

analogous

#4EAFAD #4E81AF #4E50AF

triadic

#4E81AF #AF4E81 #81AF4E

tetradic

#4E81AF #AD4EAF #AF7C4E #50AF4E

square

#4E81AF #AD4EAF #AF7C4E #50AF4E

split-complementary

#4E81AF #AF4E50 #AFAD4E

monochromatic

#28435A #3B6285 #4E81AF #789FC3 #A2BDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#4E81AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#4E81AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E81AF

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E81AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E81AF	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E82B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6178AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#078C91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e81af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 129, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.090 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a5c7',
    500: '#4e81af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e81af;
$custom-light: #86a5c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e81af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.454,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58695,
    "c": 0.08985,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E81AF

secondary

#C3AB96

accent

#915ACE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E81AF

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

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