#4E9ABD#4E9ABD
#4E9ABD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.091 H 230.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9ABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 154, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.25, -13.17, -25.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.25, 28.45, 242.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.18% -0.0584 -0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.18% 0.091 230.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8793, 28.4028, 52.3581) |
| Luminance | 0.2841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.28
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.57
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.71
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.13
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 9.26
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9ABD #BD714E
analogous
#4EBDA9 #4E9ABD #4E63BD
triadic
#4E9ABD #BD4E9A #9ABD4E
tetradic
#4E9ABD #A94EBD #BD714E #63BD4E
square
#4E9ABD #A94EBD #BD714E #63BD4E
split-complementary
#4E9ABD #BD4E63 #BDA94E
monochromatic
#275469 #387896 #4E9ABD #7BB3CE #A7CDDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#4E9ABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#4E9ABD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9ABD
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9ABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9ABD | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8898BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9abd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 154, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.091 230.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89b7d1',
500: '#4e9abd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9abd; $custom-light: #89b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9abd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 154,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.919,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65183,
"c": 0.09144,
"h": 230.3
},
"luminance": 0.28405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9ABD
secondary
#CCAA9B
accent
#7C52D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082