#4E536B#4E536B

#4E536B is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.040 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E536B
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 107)
HSL	hsl(230, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(230, 27%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 3.98, -14.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 14.99, 285.42°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% 0.0038 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.04 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8883, 8.8675, 15.1504)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E536B #6B664E

analogous

#4E626B #4E536B #584E6B

triadic

#4E536B #6B4E53 #536B4E

tetradic

#4E536B #6B4E62 #6B664E #4E6B58

square

#4E536B #6B4E62 #6B664E #4E6B58

split-complementary

#4E536B #6B584E #626B4E

monochromatic

#1A1C24 #343848 #4E536B #686E8E #8A8FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#4E536B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#4E536B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E536B

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E536B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E536B	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)

#4C556C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A536A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47575B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e536b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.040 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808395',
    500: '#4e536b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e536b;
$custom-light: #808395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e536b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.655,
    "s": 15.676,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44736,
    "c": 0.03988,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E536B

secondary

#97937E

accent

#AC6FB8

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF1

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E536B

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

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