#4F8FAB#4F8FAB

#4F8FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.078 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4F8FAB
RGB	rgb(79, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, -12.44, -21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 24.43, 239.38°)
OKLab	oklab(61.85% -0.0519 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(61.85% 0.078 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3948, 24.2457, 42.1253)
Luminance	0.2425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4F8FAB #AB6B4F

analogous

#4FAB99 #4F8FAB #4F61AB

triadic

#4F8FAB #AB4F8F #8FAB4F

tetradic

#4F8FAB #994FAB #AB6B4F #61AB4F

square

#4F8FAB #994FAB #AB6B4F #61AB4F

split-complementary

#4F8FAB #AB4F61 #AB994F

monochromatic

#284957 #3C6C81 #4F8FAB #77AAC0 #A1C4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#4F8FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#4F8FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4F8FAB

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4F8FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4F8FAB	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808DAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7383AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E9798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4f8fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.078 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87afc4',
    500: '#4f8fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4f8fab;
$custom-light: #87afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4f8fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.261,
    "s": 36.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61846,
    "c": 0.07812,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4F8FAB

secondary

#C1A295

accent

#7E5BCD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4F8FAB

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

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