#4E5563#4E5563

#4E5563 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.025 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5563
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 99)
HSL	hsl(220, 12%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(220, 21%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 0.62, -9.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 9.04, 273.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% -0.0024 -0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.025 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6419, 9.0174, 13.0872)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5563 #635C4E

analogous

#4E6063 #4E5563 #524E63

triadic

#4E5563 #634E55 #55634E

tetradic

#4E5563 #634E60 #635C4E #4E6352

square

#4E5563 #634E60 #635C4E #4E6352

split-complementary

#4E5563 #63524E #60634E

monochromatic

#181A1F #333841 #4E5563 #697285 #8992A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#4E5563 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E5563 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5563

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5563	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5563	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515664

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5463

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49585A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5563;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.025 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f848f',
    500: '#4e5563',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5563;
$custom-light: #7f848f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5563",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 11.864,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44859,
    "c": 0.02464,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5563

secondary

#908A7C

accent

#9F73B5

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5563

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

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