#4E5272#4E5272

#4E5272 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.053 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5272
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 114)
HSL	hsl(233, 19%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(233, 32%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 28.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 6.56, -18.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 19.92, 289.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.84% 0.0078 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(44.84% 0.053 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.1956, 8.8689, 17.1437)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5272 #726E4E

analogous

#4E6472 #4E5272 #5C4E72

triadic

#4E5272 #724E52 #52724E

tetradic

#4E5272 #724E64 #726E4E #4E725C

square

#4E5272 #724E64 #726E4E #4E725C

split-complementary

#4E5272 #725C4E #64724E

monochromatic

#1C1E29 #35384E #4E5272 #676C96 #8B8FB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#4E5272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#4E5272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5272

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5272	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495573

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45585D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.053 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80829a',
    500: '#4e5272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5272;
$custom-light: #80829a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 18.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44836,
    "c": 0.05263,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5272

secondary

#9D997F

accent

#B36CBB

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5272

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

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