#4EA8DD#4EA8DD
#4EA8DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.116 H 237.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA8DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 168, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 24%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.63, -10.68, -34.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.63, 36.34, 252.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0621 -0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.116 237.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1906, 34.8423, 73.5268) |
| Luminance | 0.3484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.40
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.13
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.59
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.83
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.10
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA8DD #DD834E
analogous
#4EDDCB #4EA8DD #4E60DD
triadic
#4EA8DD #DD4EA8 #A8DD4E
tetradic
#4EA8DD #CB4EDD #DD834E #60DD4E
square
#4EA8DD #CB4EDD #DD834E #60DD4E
split-complementary
#4EA8DD #DD4E60 #DDCB4E
monochromatic
#1C6894 #268CC7 #4EA8DD #81C1E7 #B5DAF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#4EA8DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#4EA8DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA8DD
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA8DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA8DD | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA7DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C99DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea8dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 168, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.116 237.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc1e7',
500: '#4ea8dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea8dd; $custom-light: #8dc1e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea8dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 168,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.238,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69881,
"c": 0.11567,
"h": 237.5
},
"luminance": 0.34845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA8DD
secondary
#E0BCA7
accent
#7D3DEB
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184