#4E9DC1

Closest named color: Greyblue (#77A1B5). oklch(66.1% 0.094 230.1), rgb(78, 157, 193).

Black text reads best on this color (6.91:1).

About this color

#4E9DC1 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 230°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Greyblue (#77A1B5), ΔE 0.047 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.91:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.094)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Greyblue (#77A1B5)
Black text	6.91:1
White text	3.03:1

Values

HEX	#4E9DC1
RGB	rgb(78, 157, 193)
HSL	hsl(199, 48%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.1% 0.094 230.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #4E9DC1	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc -62.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E9DC1	6.91:1	AA	Lc 47.1	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9DC1 text on white	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc 56.9	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9DC1 text on black	6.91:1	AA	Lc -44.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F9

oklch(97% 0.007 233.6)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF1

oklch(93.6% 0.014 226.6)
Step 200
200

#C9DDE7

oklch(88.6% 0.025 229.2)
Step 300
300

#A3C7D9

oklch(80.9% 0.046 229.7)
Step 400
400

#6FAAC6

oklch(70.8% 0.074 229.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#4E9DC1

oklch(66.1% 0.094 230.1)
Step 600
600

#1D7EA3

oklch(55.7% 0.102 229.4)
Step 700
700

#0A6A8C

oklch(49.1% 0.095 229.9)
Step 800
800

#105672

oklch(42.6% 0.079 230.8)
Step 900
900

#18475C

oklch(37.6% 0.062 231)
Step 950
950

#102A36

oklch(27.1% 0.039 230.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E9DC1 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8B9BC3	0.066
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7B8FC1	0.057
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A7A9	0.063
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.094