#4EB2DB#4EB2DB

#4EB2DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.110 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB2DB
RGB	rgb(78, 178, 219)
HSL	hsl(197, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(197, 64%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.44, -16.70, -29.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.44, 33.70, 240.30°)
OKLab	oklab(72.1% -0.0731 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(72.1% 0.11 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.8434, 38.5716, 72.7710)
Luminance	0.3857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB2DB #DB774E

analogous

#4EDBBD #4EB2DB #4E6BDB

triadic

#4EB2DB #DB4EB2 #B2DB4E

tetradic

#4EB2DB #BD4EDB #DB774E #6BDB4E

square

#4EB2DB #BD4EDB #DB774E #6BDB4E

split-complementary

#4EB2DB #DB4E6B #DBBD4E

monochromatic

#1E6F91 #2897C4 #4EB2DB #81C8E5 #B4DEF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#4EB2DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.71

#4EB2DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB2DB

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB2DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB2DB	1.00	2.41	8.71	8.71
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DAFDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A1DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb2db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 178, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.110 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec9e6',
    500: '#4eb2db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb2db;
$custom-light: #8ec9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb2db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.447,
    "s": 66.197,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72095,
    "c": 0.10973,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB2DB

secondary

#DEB7A6

accent

#703FE9

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB2DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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