#4E8DAB#4E8DAB

#4E8DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.079 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8DAB
RGB	rgb(78, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(199, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -11.55, -22.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 24.85, 242.30°)
OKLab	oklab(61.33% -0.0503 -0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(61.33% 0.079 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0147, 23.6080, 42.0222)
Luminance	0.2361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8DAB #AB6C4E

analogous

#4EAB9B #4E8DAB #4E5FAB

triadic

#4E8DAB #AB4E8D #8DAB4E

tetradic

#4E8DAB #9B4EAB #AB6C4E #5FAB4E

square

#4E8DAB #9B4EAB #AB6C4E #5FAB4E

split-complementary

#4E8DAB #AB4E5F #AB9B4E

monochromatic

#284857 #3B6A81 #4E8DAB #76A8C0 #A0C3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#4E8DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#4E8DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8DAB

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8DAB	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)

#7E8BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7181AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#089597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.079 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aec4',
    500: '#4e8dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8dab;
$custom-light: #86aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.355,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61325,
    "c": 0.07924,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8DAB

secondary

#C1A394

accent

#805ACD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8DAB

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

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