#4E536D#4E536D

#4E536D is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.043 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E536D
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 109)
HSL	hsl(230, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(230, 28%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 4.53, -15.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 16.22, 286.22°)
OKLab	oklab(44.83% 0.0046 -0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(44.83% 0.043 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9947, 8.9101, 15.7109)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E536D #6D684E

analogous

#4E636D #4E536D #594E6D

triadic

#4E536D #6D4E53 #536D4E

tetradic

#4E536D #6D4E63 #6D684E #4E6D59

square

#4E536D #6D4E63 #6D684E #4E6D59

split-complementary

#4E536D #6D594E #636D4E

monochromatic

#1B1D26 #343849 #4E536D #686E91 #8A8FAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#4E536D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4E536D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E536D

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E536D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E536D	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C556E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A536C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46585C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e536d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.043 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808397',
    500: '#4e536d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e536d;
$custom-light: #808397;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e536d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.323,
    "s": 16.578,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44828,
    "c": 0.04311,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E536D

secondary

#99947E

accent

#AD6FB9

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E536D

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

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