#4EB2DD#4EB2DD

#4EB2DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.111 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB2DD
RGB	rgb(78, 178, 221)
HSL	hsl(198, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(198, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.52, -16.07, -30.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.52, 34.26, 242.02°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% -0.0724 -0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.111 229.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.1083, 38.6776, 74.1660)
Luminance	0.3868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB2DD #DD794E

analogous

#4EDDC0 #4EB2DD #4E6ADD

triadic

#4EB2DD #DD4EB2 #B2DD4E

tetradic

#4EB2DD #C04EDD #DD794E #6ADD4E

square

#4EB2DD #C04EDD #DD794E #6ADD4E

split-complementary

#4EB2DD #DD4E6A #DDC04E

monochromatic

#1C7094 #2697C7 #4EB2DD #81C8E7 #B5DFF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#4EB2DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.74

#4EB2DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB2DD

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB2DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB2DD	1.00	2.40	8.74	8.74
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CAFDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A1DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb2dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 178, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.111 229.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec9e7',
    500: '#4eb2dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb2dd;
$custom-light: #8ec9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb2dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.042,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72182,
    "c": 0.11135,
    "h": 229.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.38681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB2DD

secondary

#E0B8A7

accent

#713DEB

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0E1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB2DD

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

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