#4E8AB4#4E8AB4

#4E8AB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.090 H 240.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8AB4
RGB	rgb(78, 138, 180)
HSL	hsl(205, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.16, -7.06, -27.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.16, 28.85, 255.83°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.0436 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.09 240.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4656, 23.0901, 46.5495)
Luminance	0.2309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8AB4 #B4784E

analogous

#4EB4AB #4E8AB4 #4E57B4

triadic

#4E8AB4 #B44E8A #8AB44E

tetradic

#4E8AB4 #AB4EB4 #B4784E #57B44E

square

#4E8AB4 #AB4EB4 #B4784E #57B44E

split-complementary

#4E8AB4 #B44E57 #B4AB4E

monochromatic

#28495F #3B698A #4E8AB4 #79A6C6 #A4C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#4E8AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#4E8AB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8AB4

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8AB4	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009498

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 138, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.090 240.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87acca',
    500: '#4e8ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8ab4;
$custom-light: #87acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.706,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61026,
    "c": 0.08958,
    "h": 240.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8AB4

secondary

#C6AB98

accent

#8957D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8AB4

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

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