#4E5564#4E5564

#4E5564 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.026 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5564
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 100)
HSL	hsl(221, 12%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(221, 22%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 0.88, -9.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 9.63, 275.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% -0.002 -0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.026 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.6901, 9.0366, 13.3405)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5564 #645D4E

analogous

#4E6064 #4E5564 #524E64

triadic

#4E5564 #644E55 #55644E

tetradic

#4E5564 #644E60 #645D4E #4E6452

square

#4E5564 #644E60 #645D4E #4E6452

split-complementary

#4E5564 #64524E #60644E

monochromatic

#181B1F #333842 #4E5564 #697286 #8991A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#4E5564 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4E5564 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5564

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5564	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5564	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505665

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5464

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49585A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5564;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.026 265.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808490',
    500: '#4e5564',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5564;
$custom-light: #808490;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5564",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.909,
    "s": 12.36,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44901,
    "c": 0.02617,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5564

secondary

#918B7D

accent

#A073B5

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5564

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

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