#4EB3E0#4EB3E0

#4EB3E0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.114 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4EB3E0
RGBrgb(78, 179, 224)
HSLhsl(198, 70%, 59%)
HSVhsv(198, 65%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(65.2%, 20.1%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LABlab(68.92, -15.66, -31.27)
CIE-LCHlch(68.92, 34.97, 243.40°)
OKLaboklab(72.55% -0.0723 -0.0875)
OKLCHoklch(72.55% 0.114 230.4)
XYZxyz(32.7112, 39.2383, 76.3564)
Luminance0.3924 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4EB3E0 #E07B4E
analogous
#4EE0C4 #4EB3E0 #4E6AE0
triadic
#4EB3E0 #E04EB3 #B3E04E
tetradic
#4EB3E0 #C44EE0 #E07B4E #6AE04E
square
#4EB3E0 #C44EE0 #E07B4E #6AE04E
split-complementary
#4EB3E0 #E04E6A #E0C44E
monochromatic
#1B7299 #2499CD #4EB3E0 #82C9E9 #B6E0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37
#4EB3E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85
#4EB3E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB3E0
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4EB3E0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4EB3E01.002.378.858.85
#FFFFFF2.371.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8521.001.001.00
##0000008.8521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB1E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A2DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4eb3e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 179, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.114 230.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec9e9',
    500: '#4eb3e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4eb3e0;
$custom-light: #8ec9e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4eb3e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.493,
    "s": 70.192,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72545,
    "c": 0.11354,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.39242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4EB3E0
secondary
#E1BAA8
accent
#723BED
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#4EB3E0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva