#4E4972#4E4972
#4E4972 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.067 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E4972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 73, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 22%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 36%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.6%, 36%, 0%, 55.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.13, 12.34, -22.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.13, 25.96, 298.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.83% 0.0217 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.83% 0.067 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5609, 7.5995, 16.9321) |
| Luminance | 0.0760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.99
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.00
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 8.50
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 9.58
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 11.29
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 11.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E4972 #6D7249
analogous
#495972 #4E4972 #634972
triadic
#4E4972 #724E49 #49724E
tetradic
#4E4972 #724959 #6D7249 #497263
square
#4E4972 #724959 #6D7249 #497263
split-complementary
#4E4972 #726349 #597249
monochromatic
#1B1927 #34314D #4E4972 #686197 #8A85B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.33
#4E4972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#4E4972 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E4972
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E4972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E4972 | 1.00 | 8.33 | 2.52 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D4F74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D4D71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#465058
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e4972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.067 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#817b9a',
500: '#4e4972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e4972; $custom-light: #817b9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e4972",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 73,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.317,
"s": 21.925,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42834,
"c": 0.06718,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E4972
secondary
#999D7A
accent
#BE69B4
background
#F7F7F9
surface
#EEEEF2
border
#C9C9CC
text
#0A090E
muted
#7C7B7E