#4E8EC2#4E8EC2
#4E8EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.103 H 245.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 142, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.94, -4.86, -33.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.94, 33.53, 261.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.62% -0.0434 -0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.62% 0.103 245) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5489, 24.8587, 54.6384) |
| Luminance | 0.2486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.56
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.06
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.26
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.33
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8EC2 #C2824E
analogous
#4EC2BC #4E8EC2 #4E54C2
triadic
#4E8EC2 #C24E8E #8EC24E
tetradic
#4E8EC2 #BC4EC2 #C2824E #54C24E
square
#4E8EC2 #BC4EC2 #C2824E #54C24E
split-complementary
#4E8EC2 #C24E54 #C2BC4E
monochromatic
#264F6F #366F9D #4E8EC2 #7CABD2 #A9C8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#4E8EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#4E8EC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8EC2
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8EC2 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778FC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6883C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009AA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 142, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.103 245.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89aed4',
500: '#4e8ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8ec2; $custom-light: #89aed4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 142,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.897,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62624,
"c": 0.10286,
"h": 245
},
"luminance": 0.24861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8EC2
secondary
#CFB39D
accent
#8D50D8
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83