#4C4E72#4C4E72

#4C4E72 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.059 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C4E72
RGB	rgb(76, 78, 114)
HSL	hsl(237, 20%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 33%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 31.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 8.47, -20.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 22.54, 292.07°)
OKLab	oklab(43.76% 0.0115 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(43.76% 0.059 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7413, 8.1999, 17.0385)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C4E72 #72704C

analogous

#4C6172 #4C4E72 #5D4C72

triadic

#4C4E72 #724C4E #4E724C

tetradic

#4C4E72 #724C61 #72704C #4C725D

square

#4C4E72 #724C61 #72704C #4C725D

split-complementary

#4C4E72 #725D4C #61724C

monochromatic

#1B1C29 #34354D #4C4E72 #646797 #888BB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4C4E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4C4E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C4E72

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C4E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C4E72	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435274

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425071

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42555B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c4e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 78, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.059 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7f9a',
    500: '#4c4e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c4e72;
$custom-light: #7f7f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c4e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43761,
    "c": 0.05916,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C4E72

secondary

#9D9B7D

accent

#B86BBD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C4E72

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