#4E8FBD#4E8FBD

#4E8FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.096 H 241.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8FBD
RGB	rgb(78, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.01, -7.04, -30.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.01, 31.03, 256.89°)
OKLab	oklab(62.61% -0.0462 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(62.61% 0.096 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1462, 24.9367, 51.7804)
Luminance	0.2494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8FBD #BD7C4E

analogous

#4EBDB4 #4E8FBD #4E57BD

triadic

#4E8FBD #BD4E8F #8FBD4E

tetradic

#4E8FBD #B44EBD #BD7C4E #57BD4E

square

#4E8FBD #B44EBD #BD7C4E #57BD4E

split-complementary

#4E8FBD #BD4E57 #BDB44E

monochromatic

#274E69 #386F96 #4E8FBD #7BABCE #A7C7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#4E8FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.99

#4E8FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8FBD

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8FBD	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)

#7B8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B84BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.096 241.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89afd1',
    500: '#4e8fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8fbd;
$custom-light: #89afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.865,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62613,
    "c": 0.09649,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8FBD

secondary

#CCAF9B

accent

#8952D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8FBD

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