#4E8AC0#4E8AC0

#4E8AC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.104 H 247.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8AC0
RGB	rgb(78, 138, 192)
HSL	hsl(208, 48%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 28.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -3.20, -34.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 34.15, 264.62°)
OKLab	oklab(61.61% -0.0397 -0.0956)
OKLCH	oklch(61.61% 0.104 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7413, 23.6005, 53.2686)
Luminance	0.2360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8AC0 #C0844E

analogous

#4EC0BD #4E8AC0 #4E51C0

triadic

#4E8AC0 #C04E8A #8AC04E

tetradic

#4E8AC0 #BD4EC0 #C0844E #51C04E

square

#4E8AC0 #BD4EC0 #C0844E #51C04E

split-complementary

#4E8AC0 #C04E51 #C0BD4E

monochromatic

#274C6D #376B9A #4E8AC0 #7BA8D0 #A8C6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#4E8AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#4E8AC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8AC0

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8AC0	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 138, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.104 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89acd3',
    500: '#4e8ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8ac0;
$custom-light: #89acd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.421,
    "s": 47.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61608,
    "c": 0.10353,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8AC0

secondary

#CEB49C

accent

#9051D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8AC0

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

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