#4E556A#4E556A

#4E556A is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.036 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E556A
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 106)
HSL	hsl(225, 15%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(225, 26%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 2.46, -12.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 13.21, 280.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.0003 -0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.036 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9912, 9.1571, 14.9266)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E556A #6A634E

analogous

#4E636A #4E556A #554E6A

triadic

#4E556A #6A4E55 #556A4E

tetradic

#4E556A #6A4E63 #6A634E #4E6A55

square

#4E556A #6A4E63 #6A634E #4E6A55

split-complementary

#4E556A #6A554E #636A4E

monochromatic

#1A1C23 #343947 #4E556A #68718D #8A91A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#4E556A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#4E556A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E556A

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E556A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E556A	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F576B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5469

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47595C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e556a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.036 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808494',
    500: '#4e556a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e556a;
$custom-light: #808494;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e556a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 15.217,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45157,
    "c": 0.03557,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E556A

secondary

#96907D

accent

#A670B8

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF1

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E556A

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

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