#4E9EB4#4E9EB4
#4E9EB4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.084 H 218.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9EB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 158, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.10, -18.06, -18.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.10, 26.11, 226.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% -0.0664 -0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.084 218.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6037, 29.3665, 47.5956) |
| Luminance | 0.2937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.57
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.76
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.21
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9EB4 #B4644E
analogous
#4EB497 #4E9EB4 #4E6BB4
triadic
#4E9EB4 #B44E9E #9EB44E
tetradic
#4E9EB4 #974EB4 #B4644E #6BB44E
square
#4E9EB4 #974EB4 #B4644E #6BB44E
split-complementary
#4E9EB4 #B44E6B #B4974E
monochromatic
#28535F #3B798A #4E9EB4 #79B6C6 #A4CDD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#4E9EB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#4E9EB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9EB4
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9EB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9EB4 | 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)
#909AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818FB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9eb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 158, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.084 218.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88baca',
500: '#4e9eb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9eb4; $custom-light: #88baca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9eb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 158,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.941,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65753,
"c": 0.08448,
"h": 218.2
},
"luminance": 0.29369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9EB4
secondary
#C6A298
accent
#7257D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082