#4E8DAF#4E8DAF

#4E8DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.083 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8DAF
RGB	rgb(78, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(201, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.85, -10.32, -24.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.85, 26.17, 246.77°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% -0.0488 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.083 233.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4017, 23.7628, 44.0607)
Luminance	0.2377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8DAF #AF704E

analogous

#4EAFA1 #4E8DAF #4E5DAF

triadic

#4E8DAF #AF4E8D #8DAF4E

tetradic

#4E8DAF #A14EAF #AF704E #5DAF4E

square

#4E8DAF #A14EAF #AF704E #5DAF4E

split-complementary

#4E8DAF #AF4E5D #AFA14E

monochromatic

#28495A #3B6B85 #4E8DAF #78A8C3 #A2C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#4E8DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#4E8DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8DAF

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8DAF	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.083 233.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aec7',
    500: '#4e8daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8daf;
$custom-light: #87aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.031,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61501,
    "c": 0.08294,
    "h": 233.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8DAF

secondary

#C3A696

accent

#825ACE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8DAF

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

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