#4E505D#4E505D
#4E505D is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.021 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E505D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 80, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 9%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 16%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 14%, 0%, 63.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, 2.24, -7.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 8.16, 285.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.43% 0.0032 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.43% 0.022 278.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9859, 8.1472, 11.5056) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Charcoal
#36454F
ΔE00 8.67
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 9.48
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 9.53
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 10.52
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 10.56
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 10.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E505D #5D5B4E
analogous
#4E575D #4E505D #534E5D
triadic
#4E505D #5D4E50 #505D4E
tetradic
#4E505D #5D4E57 #5D5B4E #4E5D53
square
#4E505D #5D4E57 #5D5B4E #4E5D53
split-complementary
#4E505D #5D534E #575D4E
monochromatic
#16171A #32333C #4E505D #6A6D7E #898C9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#4E505D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#4E505D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E505D
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E505D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E505D | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D515E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C505D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B5254
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e505d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.021 278.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f818a',
500: '#4e505d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e505d; $custom-light: #7f818a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e505d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 80,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232,
"s": 8.772,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43432,
"c": 0.0215,
"h": 278.5
},
"luminance": 0.08147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E505D
secondary
#8B897C
accent
#AA76B2
background
#F7F7F8
surface
#EEEEF0
border
#C9C9CB
text
#0A0A0B
muted
#7C7C7C