#4E8DC1#4E8DC1
#4E8DC1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.102 H 245.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8DC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 141, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 26.9%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.60, -4.61, -33.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.60, 33.45, 262.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.34% -0.0427 -0.0931) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.34% 0.102 245.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2889, 24.5177, 53.9995) |
| Luminance | 0.2452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.21
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.77
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.94
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.06
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8DC1 #C1824E
analogous
#4EC1BB #4E8DC1 #4E54C1
triadic
#4E8DC1 #C14E8D #8DC14E
tetradic
#4E8DC1 #BB4EC1 #C1824E #54C14E
square
#4E8DC1 #BB4EC1 #C1824E #54C14E
split-complementary
#4E8DC1 #C14E54 #C1BB4E
monochromatic
#274E6E #366E9B #4E8DC1 #7BAAD1 #A9C7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#4E8DC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.90
#4E8DC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8DC1
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8DC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8DC1 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#768EC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6783C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8dc1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 141, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.102 245.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89aed4',
500: '#4e8dc1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8dc1; $custom-light: #89aed4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8dc1",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 141,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.13,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62345,
"c": 0.10242,
"h": 245.4
},
"luminance": 0.2452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8DC1
secondary
#CEB39D
accent
#8D50D8
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83