#4E9CDF#4E9CDF
#4E9CDF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.126 H 247.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9CDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 156, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 30%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.27, -3.33, -41.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.27, 41.21, 265.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% -0.0493 -0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.126 247) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3447, 30.7215, 74.2338) |
| Luminance | 0.3072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 2.95
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.91
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.20
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.49
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9CDF #DF914E
analogous
#4EDFDA #4E9CDF #4E54DF
triadic
#4E9CDF #DF4E9C #9CDF4E
tetradic
#4E9CDF #DA4EDF #DF914E #54DF4E
square
#4E9CDF #DA4EDF #DF914E #54DF4E
split-complementary
#4E9CDF #DF4E54 #DFDA4E
monochromatic
#1B5E97 #257ECB #4E9CDF #82B9E8 #B6D6F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#4E9CDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#4E9CDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9CDF
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9CDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9CDF | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E9EE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B90DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9cdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 156, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.126 247.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8db9e9',
500: '#4e9cdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9cdf; $custom-light: #8db9e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9cdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 156,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.724,
"s": 69.378,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67258,
"c": 0.12606,
"h": 247
},
"luminance": 0.30724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9CDF
secondary
#E1C2A8
accent
#8D3CEC
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1116
muted
#7E8084