#4E505F#4E505F

#4E505F is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.025 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E505F
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 95)
HSL	hsl(233, 10%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(233, 18%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, 2.74, -9.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 9.41, 286.91°)
OKLab	oklab(43.51% 0.004 -0.0244)
OKLCH	oklch(43.51% 0.025 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0756, 8.1831, 11.9783)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E505F #5F5D4E

analogous

#4E595F #4E505F #554E5F

triadic

#4E505F #5F4E50 #505F4E

tetradic

#4E505F #5F4E59 #5F5D4E #4E5F55

square

#4E505F #5F4E59 #5F5D4E #4E5F55

split-complementary

#4E505F #5F554E #595F4E

monochromatic

#17171C #32343D #4E505F #6A6C81 #898C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4E505F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E505F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E505F

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E505F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E505F	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5160

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B505F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5355

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e505f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.025 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f818c',
    500: '#4e505f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e505f;
$custom-light: #7f818c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e505f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 9.827,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43514,
    "c": 0.02477,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E505F

secondary

#8D8B7C

accent

#AC75B3

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E505F

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

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