#4B5979#4B5979

#4B5979 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.055 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B5979
RGB	rgb(75, 89, 121)
HSL	hsl(222, 23%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(222, 38%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(38%, 26.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 3.21, -19.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 20.09, 279.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% -0.0038 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.055 266)
XYZ	xyz(9.9242, 10.0206, 19.4967)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B5979 #796B4B

analogous

#4B7079 #4B5979 #544B79

triadic

#4B5979 #794B59 #59794B

tetradic

#4B5979 #794B70 #796B4B #4B7954

square

#4B5979 #794B70 #796B4B #4B7954

split-complementary

#4B5979 #79544B #70794B

monochromatic

#1C212D #343D53 #4B5979 #63759E #8996B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#4B5979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#4B5979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B5979

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B5979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B5979	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b5979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 89, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.055 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f879f',
    500: '#4b5979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b5979;
$custom-light: #7f879f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b5979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.739,
    "s": 23.469,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46551,
    "c": 0.05518,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.10021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B5979

secondary

#A2977E

accent

#A568C0

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B5979

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

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