#4EA0E9#4EA0E9
#4EA0E9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.135 H 248.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA0E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 160, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 67%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 31.3%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.87, -2.27, -44.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.87, 44.15, 267.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.67% -0.0504 -0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.67% 0.135 248) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4152, 32.6413, 81.7725) |
| Luminance | 0.3265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.22
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.38
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.88
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.50
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.86
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA0E9 #E9974E
analogous
#4EE9E4 #4EA0E9 #4E52E9
triadic
#4EA0E9 #E94EA0 #A0E94E
tetradic
#4EA0E9 #E44EE9 #E9974E #52E94E
square
#4EA0E9 #E44EE9 #E9974E #52E94E
split-complementary
#4EA0E9 #E94E52 #E9E44E
monochromatic
#1563A8 #1C83DE #4EA0E9 #84BDF0 #BBDAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#4EA0E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#4EA0E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA0E9
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA0E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA0E9 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80A3EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A94E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea0e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 160, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.135 248.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fbbf0',
500: '#4ea0e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea0e9; $custom-light: #8fbbf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea0e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 160,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.258,
"s": 77.889,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68667,
"c": 0.13454,
"h": 248
},
"luminance": 0.32645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA0E9
secondary
#E7C8AC
accent
#6D0BDA
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1116
muted
#7E8084