#4E86B0#4E86B0

#4E86B0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.088 H 242.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E86B0
RGB	rgb(78, 134, 176)
HSL	hsl(206, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(206, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.82, -6.04, -27.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.82, 28.41, 257.73°)
OKLab	oklab(59.9% -0.0403 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(59.9% 0.088 242.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5006, 21.8028, 44.2466)
Luminance	0.2180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E86B0 #B0784E

analogous

#4EB0A9 #4E86B0 #4E55B0

triadic

#4E86B0 #B04E86 #86B04E

tetradic

#4E86B0 #A94EB0 #B0784E #55B04E

square

#4E86B0 #A94EB0 #B0784E #55B04E

split-complementary

#4E86B0 #B04E55 #B0A94E

monochromatic

#28455B #3B6686 #4E86B0 #78A3C3 #A2C0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#4E86B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#4E86B0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E86B0

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E86B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E86B0	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7486B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009094

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e86b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 134, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.088 242.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a9c7',
    500: '#4e86b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e86b0;
$custom-light: #87a9c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e86b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 38.583,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59904,
    "c": 0.08753,
    "h": 242.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E86B0

secondary

#C3AA97

accent

#8C59CF

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E86B0

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

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