#4E556B#4E556B

#4E556B is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.037 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E556B
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 107)
HSL	hsl(226, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(226, 27%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 20.6%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.32, 2.73, -13.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.32, 13.81, 281.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.0007 -0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.037 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0435, 9.1780, 15.2021)
Luminance	0.0918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E556B #6B644E

analogous

#4E646B #4E556B #564E6B

triadic

#4E556B #6B4E55 #556B4E

tetradic

#4E556B #6B4E64 #6B644E #4E6B56

square

#4E556B #6B4E64 #6B644E #4E6B56

split-complementary

#4E556B #6B564E #646B4E

monochromatic

#1A1D24 #343948 #4E556B #68718E #8A91AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#4E556B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#4E556B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E556B

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E556B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E556B	1.00	7.41	2.84	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E576C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C546A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47595C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e556b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.037 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808495',
    500: '#4e556b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e556b;
$custom-light: #808495;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e556b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.517,
    "s": 15.676,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45201,
    "c": 0.03716,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E556B

secondary

#97917E

accent

#A76FB8

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF1

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E556B

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

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