#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 80, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 16%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 28%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 25.9%, 0%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.88, 6.16, -16.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.88, 17.49, 290.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.09% 0.0089 -0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.09% 0.046 281.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7166, 8.4395, 15.3542) |
| Luminance | 0.0844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.50
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 8.08
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 10.56
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 11.31
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 12.00
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 12.48
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E506C | 1.00 | 7.81 | 2.69 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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