#4E9FC3#4E9FC3
#4E9FC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.095 H 229.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9FC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 159, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 18.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.96, -14.02, -25.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.96, 29.51, 241.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.62% -0.0617 -0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.62% 0.095 229.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3865, 30.3536, 56.1402) |
| Luminance | 0.3036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.11
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.98
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.53
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.93
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.16
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9FC3 #C3724E
analogous
#4EC3AD #4E9FC3 #4E64C3
triadic
#4E9FC3 #C34E9F #9FC34E
tetradic
#4E9FC3 #AD4EC3 #C3724E #64C34E
square
#4E9FC3 #AD4EC3 #C3724E #64C34E
split-complementary
#4E9FC3 #C34E64 #C3AD4E
monochromatic
#265A70 #367E9E #4E9FC3 #7CB8D2 #A9D1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#4E9FC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#4E9FC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9FC3
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9FC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9FC3 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9DC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C90C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9fc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 159, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.095 229.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8abbd5',
500: '#4e9fc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9fc3; $custom-light: #8abbd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9fc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 159,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.462,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6662,
"c": 0.09518,
"h": 229.6
},
"luminance": 0.30356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9FC3
secondary
#CFAD9D
accent
#794FD9
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1114
muted
#7D8083