#4B4E79#4B4E79

#4B4E79 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.071 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B4E79
RGB	rgb(75, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(236, 23%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(236, 38%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(38%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 10.22, -24.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 26.87, 292.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.0123 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.071 280)
XYZ	xyz(9.0762, 8.3248, 19.2141)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B4E79 #79764B

analogous

#4B6579 #4B4E79 #5F4B79

triadic

#4B4E79 #794B4E #4E794B

tetradic

#4B4E79 #794B65 #79764B #4B795F

square

#4B4E79 #794B65 #79764B #4B795F

split-complementary

#4B4E79 #795F4B #65794B

monochromatic

#1C1D2D #343653 #4B4E79 #63679E #898CB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#4B4E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4B4E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B4E79

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B4E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B4E79	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40537B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E565E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b4e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.071 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7fa0',
    500: '#4b4e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b4e79;
$custom-light: #7f7fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b4e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.087,
    "s": 23.469,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44048,
    "c": 0.07056,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.08325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B4E79

secondary

#A2A07E

accent

#BA68C0

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B4E79

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →