#4E96AD#4E96AD

#4E96AD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.080 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E96AD
RGB	rgb(78, 150, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(195, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.46, -15.88, -18.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.46, 24.70, 229.99°)
OKLab	oklab(63.55% -0.06 -0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(63.55% 0.08 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5881, 26.4476, 43.4943)
Luminance	0.2645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E96AD #AD654E

analogous

#4EAD95 #4E96AD #4E67AD

triadic

#4E96AD #AD4E96 #96AD4E

tetradic

#4E96AD #954EAD #AD654E #67AD4E

square

#4E96AD #954EAD #AD654E #67AD4E

split-complementary

#4E96AD #AD4E67 #AD954E

monochromatic

#284D59 #3B7183 #4E96AD #77AFC2 #A1C8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#4E96AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.29

#4E96AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E96AD

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E96AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E96AD	1.00	3.34	6.29	6.29
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8893AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A88AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e96ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 150, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.080 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b5c5',
    500: '#4e96ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e96ad;
$custom-light: #87b5c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e96ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.526,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63555,
    "c": 0.07971,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E96AD

secondary

#C2A095

accent

#765ACE

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E96AD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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