#4E8DB0#4E8DB0

#4E8DB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.084 H 234.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8DB0
RGB	rgb(78, 141, 176)
HSL	hsl(201, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 19.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.89, -10.01, -24.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.89, 26.53, 247.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.55% -0.0485 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(61.55% 0.084 234.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5003, 23.8022, 44.5798)
Luminance	0.2380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8DB0 #B0714E

analogous

#4EB0A2 #4E8DB0 #4E5CB0

triadic

#4E8DB0 #B04E8D #8DB04E

tetradic

#4E8DB0 #A24EB0 #B0714E #5CB04E

square

#4E8DB0 #A24EB0 #B0714E #5CB04E

split-complementary

#4E8DB0 #B04E5C #B0A24E

monochromatic

#28495B #3B6B86 #4E8DB0 #78A8C3 #A2C4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#4E8DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#4E8DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8DB0

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8DB0	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 141, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.084 234.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aec7',
    500: '#4e8db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8db0;
$custom-light: #87aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 38.583,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61546,
    "c": 0.08391,
    "h": 234.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8DB0

secondary

#C3A797

accent

#8359CF

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8DB0

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

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