#4E536F#4E536F

#4E536F is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.046 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E536F
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 111)
HSL	hsl(231, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(231, 30%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 5.08, -16.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 17.44, 286.94°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.0053 -0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.046 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.1036, 8.9537, 16.2844)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E536F #6F6A4E

analogous

#4E646F #4E536F #5A4E6F

triadic

#4E536F #6F4E53 #536F4E

tetradic

#4E536F #6F4E64 #6F6A4E #4E6F5A

square

#4E536F #6F4E64 #6F6A4E #4E6F5A

split-complementary

#4E536F #6F5A4E #646F4E

monochromatic

#1B1D27 #35384B #4E536F #676E93 #8A90AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#4E536F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E536F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E536F

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E536F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E536F	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5670

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49536E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46585D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e536f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.046 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808398',
    500: '#4e536f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e536f;
$custom-light: #808398;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e536f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.909,
    "s": 17.46,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44921,
    "c": 0.04633,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E536F

secondary

#9A967E

accent

#AF6EBA

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E536F

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

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