#4E98A7#4E98A7
#4E98A7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.077 H 212.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E98A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 152, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 9%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.85, -18.72, -14.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.85, 23.93, 218.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.8% -0.0647 -0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.077 212.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3424, 26.8643, 40.6123) |
| Luminance | 0.2687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.54
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.27
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.39
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E98A7 #A75D4E
analogous
#4EA789 #4E98A7 #4E6BA7
triadic
#4E98A7 #A74E98 #98A74E
tetradic
#4E98A7 #894EA7 #A75D4E #6BA74E
square
#4E98A7 #894EA7 #A75D4E #6BA74E
split-complementary
#4E98A7 #A74E6B #A7894E
monochromatic
#274C54 #3B727D #4E98A7 #74B2BE #9EC9D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#4E98A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#4E98A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E98A7
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E98A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E98A7 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C93A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E89A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#089E9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e98a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 152, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.077 212.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b6c1',
500: '#4e98a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e98a7; $custom-light: #87b6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e98a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 152,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.112,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63796,
"c": 0.07677,
"h": 212.5
},
"luminance": 0.26866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E98A7
secondary
#BE9A92
accent
#6E5BCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081