#4E8CDF#4E8CDF
#4E8CDF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.141 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8CDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 140, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 37.2%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.75, 5.99, -48.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.75, 48.57, 277.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% -0.0333 -0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.141 256.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8344, 25.7010, 73.3970) |
| Luminance | 0.2570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.50
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.69
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.15
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.27
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.43
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8CDF #DFA14E
analogous
#4ED4DF #4E8CDF #594EDF
triadic
#4E8CDF #DF4E8C #8CDF4E
tetradic
#4E8CDF #DF4ED4 #DFA14E #4EDF59
square
#4E8CDF #DF4ED4 #DFA14E #4EDF59
split-complementary
#4E8CDF #DF594E #D4DF4E
monochromatic
#1B5097 #256CCB #4E8CDF #82AEE8 #B6CFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#4E8CDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#4E8CDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8CDF
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8CDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8CDF | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6792E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5385DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8cdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 140, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.141 256.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dade9',
500: '#4e8cdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8cdf; $custom-light: #8dade9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8cdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 140,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.345,
"s": 69.378,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63717,
"c": 0.14098,
"h": 256.3
},
"luminance": 0.25704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8CDF
secondary
#E1C9A8
accent
#A13CEC
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84