#4E9CE3#4E9CE3
#4E9CE3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.131 H 248.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9CE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 156, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 31.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.46, -1.99, -43.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.46, 43.05, 267.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.46% -0.0482 -0.1216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.46% 0.131 248.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8903, 30.9397, 77.1076) |
| Luminance | 0.3094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.03
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.48
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.69
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.81
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.54
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9CE3 #E3954E
analogous
#4EE3E0 #4E9CE3 #4E51E3
triadic
#4E9CE3 #E34E9C #9CE34E
tetradic
#4E9CE3 #E04EE3 #E3954E #51E34E
square
#4E9CE3 #E04EE3 #E3954E #51E34E
split-complementary
#4E9CE3 #E34E51 #E3E04E
monochromatic
#195E9E #217ED3 #4E9CE3 #83BAEB #B8D7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#4E9CE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.19
#4E9CE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9CE3
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9CE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9CE3 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.19 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D9FE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6891E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9ce3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 156, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.131 248.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eb8ec',
500: '#4e9ce3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9ce3; $custom-light: #8eb8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9ce3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 156,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.591,
"s": 72.683,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67464,
"c": 0.1308,
"h": 248.4
},
"luminance": 0.30943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9CE3
secondary
#E3C5AA
accent
#9038EF
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1116
muted
#7E8084