#4EB6DF#4EB6DF
#4EB6DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.112 H 227.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB6DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 182, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 18.4%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.75, -17.55, -29.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.75, 34.28, 239.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.0757 -0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.112 227.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1838, 40.3998, 75.8468) |
| Luminance | 0.4040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.11
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.18
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.72
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.85
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.98
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB6DF #DF774E
analogous
#4EDFC0 #4EB6DF #4E6EDF
triadic
#4EB6DF #DF4EB6 #B6DF4E
tetradic
#4EB6DF #C04EDF #DF774E #6EDF4E
square
#4EB6DF #C04EDF #DF774E #6EDF4E
split-complementary
#4EB6DF #DF4E6E #DFC04E
monochromatic
#1B7497 #259CCB #4EB6DF #82CBE8 #B6E1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#4EB6DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#4EB6DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB6DF
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB6DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB6DF | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B3E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA4DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb6df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 182, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.112 227.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ecce9',
500: '#4eb6df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb6df; $custom-light: #8ecce9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb6df",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 182,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.966,
"s": 69.378,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73194,
"c": 0.11183,
"h": 227.4
},
"luminance": 0.40403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB6DF
secondary
#E1B8A8
accent
#6E3CEC
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284