#4E9AAF#4E9AAF
#4E9AAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.081 H 218.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9AAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 154, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.73, -17.43, -18.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.73, 25.14, 226.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.59% -0.0638 -0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.59% 0.081 218.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4323, 27.8240, 44.7375) |
| Luminance | 0.2783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.75
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.46
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.35
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.77
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9AAF #AF634E
analogous
#4EAF94 #4E9AAF #4E69AF
triadic
#4E9AAF #AF4E9A #9AAF4E
tetradic
#4E9AAF #944EAF #AF634E #69AF4E
square
#4E9AAF #944EAF #AF634E #69AF4E
split-complementary
#4E9AAF #AF4E69 #AF944E
monochromatic
#284F5A #3B7585 #4E9AAF #78B2C3 #A2CAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#4E9AAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#4E9AAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9AAF
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9AAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9AAF | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C96B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9aaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 154, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.081 218.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88b8c7',
500: '#4e9aaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9aaf; $custom-light: #88b8c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9aaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 154,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.99,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64594,
"c": 0.0812,
"h": 218.2
},
"luminance": 0.27826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9AAF
secondary
#C3A096
accent
#735ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082