#4E8398#4E8398

#4E8398 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.065 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8398
RGB	rgb(78, 131, 152)
HSL	hsl(197, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 13.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, -11.69, -16.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 20.41, 235.07°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% -0.0456 -0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.065 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9236, 20.1180, 32.6910)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8398 #98634E

analogous

#4E9888 #4E8398 #4E5E98

triadic

#4E8398 #984E83 #83984E

tetradic

#4E8398 #884E98 #98634E #5E984E

square

#4E8398 #884E98 #98634E #5E984E

split-complementary

#4E8398 #984E5E #98884E

monochromatic

#243D47 #396070 #4E8398 #6EA1B5 #97BBCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#4E8398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#4E8398 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8398

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8398	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 131, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.065 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a7b6',
    500: '#4e8398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8398;
$custom-light: #84a7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.027,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58125,
    "c": 0.06497,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8398

secondary

#B6988C

accent

#7D5FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8398

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

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