#4E8498#4E8498

#4E8498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.065 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8498
RGB	rgb(78, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(196, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.27, -12.24, -16.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.27, 20.36, 233.04°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% -0.0468 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.065 223.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0586, 20.3879, 32.7360)
Luminance	0.2039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8498 #98624E

analogous

#4E9887 #4E8498 #4E5F98

triadic

#4E8498 #984E84 #84984E

tetradic

#4E8498 #874E98 #98624E #5F984E

square

#4E8498 #874E98 #98624E #5F984E

split-complementary

#4E8498 #984E5F #98874E

monochromatic

#243E47 #396170 #4E8498 #6EA2B5 #97BCCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#4E8498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#4E8498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8498

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8498	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	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)

#798199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#298A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.065 223.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a7b6',
    500: '#4e8498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8498;
$custom-light: #84a7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.216,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58366,
    "c": 0.06495,
    "h": 223.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8498

secondary

#B6978C

accent

#7C5FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8498

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

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