#4E506E#4E506E
#4E506E is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.049 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E506E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 80, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 17%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 29%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 27.3%, 0%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.97, 6.71, -17.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.97, 18.73, 291.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.19% 0.0096 -0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.19% 0.049 281.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8243, 8.4826, 15.9212) |
| Luminance | 0.0848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.88
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.42
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 10.18
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 10.95
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 11.45
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 12.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E506E #6E6C4E
analogous
#4E606E #4E506E #5C4E6E
triadic
#4E506E #6E4E50 #506E4E
tetradic
#4E506E #6E4E60 #6E6C4E #4E6E5C
square
#4E506E #6E4E60 #6E6C4E #4E6E5C
split-complementary
#4E506E #6E5C4E #606E4E
monochromatic
#1B1C26 #35364A #4E506E #676A92 #8A8CAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.79
#4E506E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#4E506E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E506E
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E506E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E506E | 1.00 | 7.79 | 2.70 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48536F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#46516D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46555A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e506e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.049 281.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808197',
500: '#4e506e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e506e; $custom-light: #808197; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e506e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 80,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.25,
"s": 17.021,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44187,
"c": 0.04923,
"h": 281.2
},
"luminance": 0.08483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E506E
secondary
#9A987E
accent
#B56EBA
background
#F7F7F9
surface
#EEEEF2
border
#C9C9CC
text
#0A0A0D
muted
#7C7C7E