#4E536C#4E536C

#4E536C is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.041 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E536C
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 108)
HSL	hsl(230, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(230, 28%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.77, 4.26, -15.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.77, 15.60, 285.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.78% 0.0042 -0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(44.78% 0.041 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9412, 8.8887, 15.4291)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E536C #6C674E

analogous

#4E626C #4E536C #584E6C

triadic

#4E536C #6C4E53 #536C4E

tetradic

#4E536C #6C4E62 #6C674E #4E6C58

square

#4E536C #6C4E62 #6C674E #4E6C58

split-complementary

#4E536C #6C584E #626C4E

monochromatic

#1B1C25 #343848 #4E536C #686E90 #8A8FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#4E536C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4E536C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E536C

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E536C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E536C	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C556D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A536B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47585B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e536c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.041 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808396',
    500: '#4e536c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e536c;
$custom-light: #808396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e536c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 16.129,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44781,
    "c": 0.04149,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E536C

secondary

#98947E

accent

#AD6FB9

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E536C

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

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