#4E515C#4E515C

#4E515C is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.018 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E515C
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 92)
HSL	hsl(227, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(227, 15%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 12%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 1.36, -6.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 6.96, 281.29°)
OKLab	oklab(43.63% 0.0011 -0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(43.63% 0.018 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0156, 8.2772, 11.2985)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E515C #5C594E

analogous

#4E585C #4E515C #524E5C

triadic

#4E515C #5C4E51 #515C4E

tetradic

#4E515C #5C4E58 #5C594E #4E5C52

square

#4E515C #5C4E58 #5C594E #4E5C52

split-complementary

#4E515C #5C524E #585C4E

monochromatic

#16171A #32343B #4E515C #6A6E7D #898D9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#4E515C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E515C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E515C

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E515C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E515C	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E525D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D515C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5355

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e515c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.018 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f818a',
    500: '#4e515c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e515c;
$custom-light: #7f818a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e515c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 8.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43628,
    "c": 0.01847,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E515C

secondary

#8A877C

accent

#A577B1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E515C

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

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