#4E8BAF#4E8BAF

#4E8BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.084 H 236.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8BAF
RGB	rgb(78, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(202, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.26, -9.20, -24.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.26, 26.61, 249.77°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.0465 -0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.084 236.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1095, 23.1783, 43.9633)
Luminance	0.2318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8BAF #AF724E

analogous

#4EAFA3 #4E8BAF #4E5BAF

triadic

#4E8BAF #AF4E8B #8BAF4E

tetradic

#4E8BAF #A34EAF #AF724E #5BAF4E

square

#4E8BAF #A34EAF #AF724E #5BAF4E

split-complementary

#4E8BAF #AF4E5B #AFA34E

monochromatic

#28485A #3B6985 #4E8BAF #78A7C3 #A2C2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#4E8BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#4E8BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8BAF

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8BAF	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.084 236.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87acc7',
    500: '#4e8baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8baf;
$custom-light: #87acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.268,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6103,
    "c": 0.08375,
    "h": 236.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8BAF

secondary

#C3A796

accent

#855ACE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8BAF

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

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