#4E8CB1#4E8CB1

#4E8CB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.085 H 236.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8CB1
RGB	rgb(78, 140, 177)
HSL	hsl(202, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 20.9%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.63, -9.14, -25.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.63, 27.12, 250.30°)
OKLab	oklab(61.36% -0.0469 -0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(61.36% 0.085 236.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4528, 23.5484, 45.0539)
Luminance	0.2355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8CB1 #B1734E

analogous

#4EB1A5 #4E8CB1 #4E5AB1

triadic

#4E8CB1 #B14E8C #8CB14E

tetradic

#4E8CB1 #A54EB1 #B1734E #5AB14E

square

#4E8CB1 #A54EB1 #B1734E #5AB14E

split-complementary

#4E8CB1 #B14E5A #B1A54E

monochromatic

#29495C #3B6A87 #4E8CB1 #78A8C4 #A3C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#4E8CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#4E8CB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8CB1

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8CB1	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 140, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.085 236.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87adc8',
    500: '#4e8cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8cb1;
$custom-light: #87adc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.424,
    "s": 38.824,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61355,
    "c": 0.08534,
    "h": 236.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8CB1

secondary

#C4A897

accent

#8559CF

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8CB1

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

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