#4E507C#4E507C
#4E507C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.072 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E507C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 80, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 23%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 37%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.1%, 35.5%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.62, 10.74, -25.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.62, 27.37, 293.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.91% 0.0138 -0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.91% 0.072 281.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6476, 8.8119, 20.2574) |
| Luminance | 0.0881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 1.76
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.41
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.03
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 8.34
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 8.60
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E507C #7C7A4E
analogous
#4E677C #4E507C #634E7C
triadic
#4E507C #7C4E50 #507C4E
tetradic
#4E507C #7C4E67 #7C7A4E #4E7C63
square
#4E507C #7C4E67 #7C7A4E #4E7C63
split-complementary
#4E507C #7C634E #677C4E
monochromatic
#1F2031 #363856 #4E507C #676AA0 #8D8FB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#4E507C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#4E507C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E507C
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E507C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E507C | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.76 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#42557E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#40527B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#415860
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e507c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.072 281.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8181a2',
500: '#4e507c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e507c; $custom-light: #8181a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e507c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 80,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.391,
"s": 22.772,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44905,
"c": 0.07169,
"h": 281.1
},
"luminance": 0.08812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E507C
secondary
#A4A382
accent
#BB69BF
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEEF3
border
#CAC9CD
text
#0A0A0F
muted
#7C7C7F