#4E83AB#4E83AB

#4E83AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.084 H 242.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E83AB
RGB	rgb(78, 131, 171)
HSL	hsl(206, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(206, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.72, -5.89, -26.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.72, 27.23, 257.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.97% -0.0385 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(58.97% 0.084 242.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6062, 20.7910, 41.5528)
Luminance	0.2079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E83AB #AB764E

analogous

#4EABA5 #4E83AB #4E55AB

triadic

#4E83AB #AB4E83 #83AB4E

tetradic

#4E83AB #A54EAB #AB764E #55AB4E

square

#4E83AB #A54EAB #AB764E #55AB4E

split-complementary

#4E83AB #AB4E55 #ABA54E

monochromatic

#284357 #3B6381 #4E83AB #76A0C0 #A0BDD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#4E83AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#4E83AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E83AB

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E83AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E83AB	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7283AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#118D91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e83ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 131, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.084 242.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a7c4',
    500: '#4e83ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e83ab;
$custom-light: #86a7c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e83ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.806,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58968,
    "c": 0.08371,
    "h": 242.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E83AB

secondary

#C1A794

accent

#8C5ACD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C0F12

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E83AB

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

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