#4E9CC3#4E9CC3
#4E9CC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.096 H 232.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 156, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 20%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.08, -12.39, -27.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.08, 30.00, 245.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.92% -0.0584 -0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.92% 0.096 232.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8769, 29.3344, 55.9703) |
| Luminance | 0.2934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.61
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.12
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.71
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.16
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.22
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9CC3 #C3754E
analogous
#4EC3AF #4E9CC3 #4E61C3
triadic
#4E9CC3 #C34E9C #9CC34E
tetradic
#4E9CC3 #AF4EC3 #C3754E #61C34E
square
#4E9CC3 #AF4EC3 #C3754E #61C34E
split-complementary
#4E9CC3 #C34E61 #C3AF4E
monochromatic
#265870 #367B9E #4E9CC3 #7CB6D2 #A9CFE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#4E9CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#4E9CC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9CC3
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9CC3 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899AC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798EC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 156, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.096 232.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ab9d5',
500: '#4e9cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9cc3; $custom-light: #8ab9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 156,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65917,
"c": 0.09615,
"h": 232.6
},
"luminance": 0.29337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9CC3
secondary
#CFAE9D
accent
#7D4FD9
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1114
muted
#7D8083