#4E5172#4E5172

#4E5172 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.054 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5172
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 114)
HSL	hsl(235, 19%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(235, 32%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.44, 7.20, -19.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.44, 20.56, 290.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0093 -0.0533)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.054 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1208, 8.7192, 17.1188)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5172 #726F4E

analogous

#4E6372 #4E5172 #5D4E72

triadic

#4E5172 #724E51 #51724E

tetradic

#4E5172 #724E63 #726F4E #4E725D

square

#4E5172 #724E63 #726F4E #4E725D

split-complementary

#4E5172 #725D4E #63724E

monochromatic

#1C1D29 #35374E #4E5172 #676B96 #8B8EB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#4E5172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#4E5172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5172

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5172	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475573

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465271

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45575D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.054 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80819a',
    500: '#4e5172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5172;
$custom-light: #80819a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 18.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44609,
    "c": 0.05415,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5172

secondary

#9D9A7F

accent

#B56CBB

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5172

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

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