#4E555F#4E555F

#4E555F is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.019 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E555F
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 95)
HSL	hsl(215, 10%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(215, 18%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 10.5%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, -0.39, -6.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 6.74, 266.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% -0.0041 -0.0182)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.019 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.4554, 8.9428, 12.1049)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E555F #5F584E

analogous

#4E5E5F #4E555F #504E5F

triadic

#4E555F #5F4E55 #555F4E

tetradic

#4E555F #5F4E5E #5F584E #4E5F50

square

#4E555F #5F4E5E #5F584E #4E5F50

split-complementary

#4E555F #5F504E #5E5F4E

monochromatic

#17191C #32373D #4E555F #6A7381 #89929E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#4E555F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E555F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E555F

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E555F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E555F	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525560

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50545F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5758

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e555f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.019 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f848c',
    500: '#4e555f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e555f;
$custom-light: #7f848c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e555f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.294,
    "s": 9.827,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44699,
    "c": 0.01868,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E555F

secondary

#8D867C

accent

#9975B3

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E555F

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

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