#4E536E#4E536E

#4E536E is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.045 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E536E
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 110)
HSL	hsl(231, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(231, 29%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 24.5%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 4.81, -16.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 16.83, 286.59°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% 0.0049 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.045 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0489, 8.9318, 15.9961)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E536E #6E694E

analogous

#4E636E #4E536E #594E6E

triadic

#4E536E #6E4E53 #536E4E

tetradic

#4E536E #6E4E63 #6E694E #4E6E59

square

#4E536E #6E4E63 #6E694E #4E6E59

split-complementary

#4E536E #6E594E #636E4E

monochromatic

#1B1D26 #35384A #4E536E #676E92 #8A90AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#4E536E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E536E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E536E

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E536E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E536E	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B566F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49536D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46585C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e536e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.045 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808397',
    500: '#4e536e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e536e;
$custom-light: #808397;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e536e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.625,
    "s": 17.021,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44874,
    "c": 0.04472,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E536E

secondary

#9A957E

accent

#AE6EBA

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E536E

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

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