#4E5470#4E5470
#4E5470 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.046 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5470 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 84, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 18%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 30%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 25%, 0%, 56.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.23, 4.73, -16.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.23, 17.44, 285.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.2% 0.0041 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.2% 0.047 275) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2360, 9.1299, 16.6017) |
| Luminance | 0.0913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.96
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.48
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.91
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.65
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 10.67
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 10.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5470 #706A4E
analogous
#4E6570 #4E5470 #594E70
triadic
#4E5470 #704E54 #54704E
tetradic
#4E5470 #704E65 #706A4E #4E7059
square
#4E5470 #704E65 #706A4E #4E7059
split-complementary
#4E5470 #70594E #65704E
monochromatic
#1C1E28 #35394C #4E5470 #676F94 #8B91AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.43
#4E5470 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#4E5470 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5470
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5470 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5470 | 1.00 | 7.43 | 2.83 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C5771
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#49546F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45595E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5470; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.046 275.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808499',
500: '#4e5470',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5470; $custom-light: #808499; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5470",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 84,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.412,
"s": 17.895,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45198,
"c": 0.0465,
"h": 275
},
"luminance": 0.0913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5470
secondary
#9B967F
accent
#AD6DBB
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEEFF2
border
#C9CACC
text
#0A0A0E
muted
#7C7C7E