#4EB1DD#4EB1DD

#4EB1DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.112 H 230.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4EB1DD
RGBrgb(78, 177, 221)
HSLhsl(198, 68%, 59%)
HSVhsv(198, 65%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(64.7%, 19.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(68.23, -15.54, -30.70)
CIE-LCHlch(68.23, 34.41, 243.15°)
OKLaboklab(71.95% -0.0713 -0.0859)
OKLCHoklch(71.95% 0.112 230.3)
XYZxyz(31.9100, 38.2811, 74.0999)
Luminance0.3828 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4EB1DD #DD7A4E
analogous
#4EDDC2 #4EB1DD #4E69DD
triadic
#4EB1DD #DD4EB1 #B1DD4E
tetradic
#4EB1DD #C24EDD #DD7A4E #69DD4E
square
#4EB1DD #C24EDD #DD7A4E #69DD4E
split-complementary
#4EB1DD #DD4E69 #DDC24E
monochromatic
#1C6F94 #2696C7 #4EB1DD #81C8E7 #B5DEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43
#4EB1DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66
#4EB1DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB1DD
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4EB1DD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4EB1DD1.002.438.668.66
#FFFFFF2.431.0021.0021.00
#0000008.6621.001.001.00
##0000008.6621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAFDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A0DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4eb1dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 177, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.112 230.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec8e7',
    500: '#4eb1dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4eb1dd;
$custom-light: #8ec8e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4eb1dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71951,
    "c": 0.11168,
    "h": 230.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4EB1DD
secondary
#E0B9A7
accent
#733DEB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#4EB1DD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva