#4E506C#4E506C

#4E506C is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.046 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4E506C
RGBrgb(78, 80, 108)
HSLhsl(236, 16%, 36%)
HSVhsv(236, 28%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(27.8%, 25.9%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LABlab(34.88, 6.16, -16.37)
CIE-LCHlch(34.88, 17.49, 290.62°)
OKLaboklab(44.09% 0.0089 -0.0451)
OKLCHoklch(44.09% 0.046 281.1)
XYZxyz(8.7166, 8.4395, 15.3542)
Luminance0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4E506C #6C6A4E
analogous
#4E5F6C #4E506C #5B4E6C
triadic
#4E506C #6C4E50 #506C4E
tetradic
#4E506C #6C4E5F #6C6A4E #4E6C5B
square
#4E506C #6C4E5F #6C6A4E #4E6C5B
split-complementary
#4E506C #6C5B4E #5F6C4E
monochromatic
#1B1B25 #343648 #4E506C #686A90 #8A8CAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81
#4E506C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69
#4E506C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E506C
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4E506C#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4E506C1.007.812.697.81
#FFFFFF7.811.0021.001.00
#0000002.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.811.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#48536D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#47516B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#47555A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4e506c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.046 281.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808196',
    500: '#4e506c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4e506c;
$custom-light: #808196;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4e506c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 16.129,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44092,
    "c": 0.04599,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4E506C
secondary
#98967E
accent
#B46FB9
background
#F7F7F9
surface
#EEEEF2
border
#C9C9CC
text
#0A0A0D
muted
#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E506C

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#4E506C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva