#4E8EC4#4E8EC4
#4E8EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.105 H 246.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8EC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 142, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 27.6%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, -4.21, -34.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 34.43, 262.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% -0.0428 -0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.105 246) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7750, 24.9491, 55.8293) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.58
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.69
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.17
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.32
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.34
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8EC4 #C4844E
analogous
#4EC4BF #4E8EC4 #4E53C4
triadic
#4E8EC4 #C44E8E #8EC44E
tetradic
#4E8EC4 #BF4EC4 #C4844E #53C44E
square
#4E8EC4 #BF4EC4 #C4844E #53C44E
split-complementary
#4E8EC4 #C44E53 #C4BF4E
monochromatic
#264F72 #356FA0 #4E8EC4 #7CABD3 #AAC9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#4E8EC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#4E8EC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8EC4
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8EC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8EC4 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778FC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6784C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8ec4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 142, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.105 246.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89aed6',
500: '#4e8ec4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8ec4; $custom-light: #89aed6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8ec4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 142,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.458,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62723,
"c": 0.10521,
"h": 246
},
"luminance": 0.24951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8EC4
secondary
#D0B59E
accent
#8E4EDA
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83