#4E9EBB

Closest named color: Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0). oklch(66% 0.089 224.4), rgb(78, 158, 187).

Black text reads best on this color (6.93:1).

About this color

#4E9EBB is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 224°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), ΔE 0.042 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.93:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.089)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0)
Black text	6.93:1
White text	3.02:1

Values

HEX	#4E9EBB
RGB	rgb(78, 158, 187)
HSL	hsl(196, 44%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(66% 0.089 224.4)

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 #4E9EBB	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc -62.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E9EBB	6.93:1	AA	Lc 47.2	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9EBB text on white	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc 56.9	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9EBB text on black	6.93:1	AA	Lc -44.9	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

#F1F6F8

oklch(97% 0.006 223.5)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF0

oklch(93.6% 0.013 221.4)
Step 200
200

#C9DDE5

oklch(88.5% 0.024 223.7)
Step 300
300

#A3C7D6

oklch(80.8% 0.044 225.1)
Step 400
400

#6FAAC1

oklch(70.6% 0.07 224.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#4E9EBB

oklch(66% 0.089 224.4)
Step 600
600

#1C7F9D

oklch(55.6% 0.097 223.8)
Step 700
700

#0A6B87

oklch(49.1% 0.09 224.7)
Step 800
800

#10576D

oklch(42.6% 0.074 224.4)
Step 900
900

#184859

oklch(37.7% 0.058 225.1)
Step 950
950

#102A34

oklch(27% 0.037 225.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E9EBB 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)	#8E9BBD	0.070
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7E8FBB	0.062
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A7A7	0.056
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.089