#4E93AE#4E93AE
#4E93AE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.081 H 225.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E93AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 147, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 15.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.60, -13.95, -20.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.60, 25.04, 236.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.88% -0.0562 -0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.88% 0.081 225.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2127, 25.5412, 43.8483) |
| Luminance | 0.2554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.14
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.90
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.23
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.32
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 8.54
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E93AE #AE694E
analogous
#4EAE99 #4E93AE #4E63AE
triadic
#4E93AE #AE4E93 #93AE4E
tetradic
#4E93AE #994EAE #AE694E #63AE4E
square
#4E93AE #994EAE #AE694E #63AE4E
split-complementary
#4E93AE #AE4E63 #AE994E
monochromatic
#284C59 #3B6F84 #4E93AE #77ADC2 #A1C7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#4E93AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#4E93AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E93AE
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E93AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E93AE | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8490AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7686AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e93ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 147, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.081 225.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b2c6',
500: '#4e93ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e93ae; $custom-light: #87b2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e93ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 147,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.875,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6288,
"c": 0.08058,
"h": 225.8
},
"luminance": 0.25543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E93AE
secondary
#C2A296
accent
#7A5ACE
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F5F8
border
#CBCFD1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082