#4E83BE#4E83BE

#4E83BE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.107 H 252.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E83BE
RGB	rgb(78, 131, 190)
HSL	hsl(212, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 31.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.57, 0.24, -36.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.57, 36.18, 270.38°)
OKLab	oklab(59.91% -0.0325 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(59.91% 0.107 252.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.5491, 21.5682, 51.7854)
Luminance	0.2157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E83BE #BE894E

analogous

#4EBBBE #4E83BE #514EBE

triadic

#4E83BE #BE4E83 #83BE4E

tetradic

#4E83BE #BE4EBB #BE894E #4EBE51

square

#4E83BE #BE4EBB #BE894E #4EBE51

split-complementary

#4E83BE #BE514E #BBBE4E

monochromatic

#27476A #386597 #4E83BE #7BA2CE #A8C2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#4E83BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#4E83BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E83BE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E83BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E83BE	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A86C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009198

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e83be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 131, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.107 252.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88a6d2',
    500: '#4e83be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e83be;
$custom-light: #88a6d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e83be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.607,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59912,
    "c": 0.10705,
    "h": 252.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E83BE

secondary

#CCB59C

accent

#9752D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E83BE

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

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