#4E86AB#4E86AB

#4E86AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.082 H 239.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E86AB
RGB	rgb(78, 134, 171)
HSL	hsl(204, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(204, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.61, -7.61, -25.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.61, 26.34, 253.21°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.0421 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.082 239.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0150, 21.6086, 41.6890)
Luminance	0.2161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E86AB #AB734E

analogous

#4EABA2 #4E86AB #4E58AB

triadic

#4E86AB #AB4E86 #86AB4E

tetradic

#4E86AB #A24EAB #AB734E #58AB4E

square

#4E86AB #A24EAB #AB734E #58AB4E

split-complementary

#4E86AB #AB4E58 #ABA24E

monochromatic

#284457 #3B6581 #4E86AB #76A3C0 #A0BFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#4E86AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#4E86AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E86AB

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E86AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E86AB	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7586AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E8F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e86ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 134, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.082 239.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a9c4',
    500: '#4e86ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e86ab;
$custom-light: #86a9c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e86ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.871,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59671,
    "c": 0.08199,
    "h": 239.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E86AB

secondary

#C1A694

accent

#885ACD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C0F12

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E86AB

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

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