#4E8AAD#4E8AAD

#4E8AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.082 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8AAD
RGB	rgb(78, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(202, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.88, -9.26, -24.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.88, 26.10, 249.23°)
OKLab	oklab(60.7% -0.0461 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(60.7% 0.082 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7704, 22.8121, 42.8884)
Luminance	0.2281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8AAD #AD714E

analogous

#4EADA1 #4E8AAD #4E5BAD

triadic

#4E8AAD #AD4E8A #8AAD4E

tetradic

#4E8AAD #A14EAD #AD714E #5BAD4E

square

#4E8AAD #A14EAD #AD714E #5BAD4E

split-complementary

#4E8AAD #AD4E5B #ADA14E

monochromatic

#284759 #3B6883 #4E8AAD #77A6C2 #A1C2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#4E8AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#4E8AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8AAD

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8AAD	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A89AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#059396

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.082 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87acc5',
    500: '#4e8aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8aad;
$custom-light: #87acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.105,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60704,
    "c": 0.08217,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8AAD

secondary

#C2A695

accent

#855ACE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8AAD

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

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