#4E99C3#4E99C3
#4E99C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.097 H 235.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E99C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 153, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 21.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.19, -10.74, -28.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.19, 30.63, 249.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.22% -0.0552 -0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.22% 0.097 235.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3797, 28.3400, 55.8045) |
| Luminance | 0.2834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.92
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.34
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.54
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.76
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.00
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E99C3 #C3784E
analogous
#4EC3B2 #4E99C3 #4E5EC3
triadic
#4E99C3 #C34E99 #99C34E
tetradic
#4E99C3 #B24EC3 #C3784E #5EC34E
square
#4E99C3 #B24EC3 #C3784E #5EC34E
split-complementary
#4E99C3 #C34E5E #C3B24E
monochromatic
#265670 #36799E #4E99C3 #7CB3D2 #A9CEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#4E99C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#4E99C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E99C3
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E99C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E99C3 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8598C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758CC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e99c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 153, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.097 235.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ab7d5',
500: '#4e99c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e99c3; $custom-light: #8ab7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e99c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 153,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.538,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65217,
"c": 0.09738,
"h": 235.5
},
"luminance": 0.28342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E99C3
secondary
#CFAF9D
accent
#804FD9
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1114
muted
#7D8083