#4E535C#4E535C

#4E535C is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.016 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E535C
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 92)
HSL	hsl(219, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(219, 15%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 0.11, -5.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 5.92, 271.10°)
OKLab	oklab(44.1% -0.0021 -0.016)
OKLCH	oklch(44.1% 0.016 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.1665, 8.5788, 11.3488)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E535C #5C574E

analogous

#4E5A5C #4E535C #504E5C

triadic

#4E535C #5C4E53 #535C4E

tetradic

#4E535C #5C4E5A #5C574E #4E5C50

square

#4E535C #5C4E5A #5C574E #4E5C50

split-complementary

#4E535C #5C504E #5A5C4E

monochromatic

#16171A #32353B #4E535C #6A717D #89909B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#4E535C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#4E535C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E535C

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E535C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E535C	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50535C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F525C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e535c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.016 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f838a',
    500: '#4e535c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e535c;
$custom-light: #7f838a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e535c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.571,
    "s": 8.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44104,
    "c": 0.01611,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E535C

secondary

#8A857C

accent

#9C77B1

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E535C

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

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