#4E5578#4E5578

#4E5578 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.058 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5578
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 120)
HSL	hsl(230, 21%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(230, 35%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 29.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 6.37, -20.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 21.70, 287.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.0052 -0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.058 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7796, 9.4724, 19.0787)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5578 #78714E

analogous

#4E6A78 #4E5578 #5C4E78

triadic

#4E5578 #784E55 #55784E

tetradic

#4E5578 #784E6A #78714E #4E785C

square

#4E5578 #784E6A #78714E #4E785C

split-complementary

#4E5578 #785C4E #6A784E

monochromatic

#1E202E #363B53 #4E5578 #67709C #8C93B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#4E5578 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#4E5578 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5578

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5578	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5578	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A597A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475577

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5578;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.058 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81849f',
    500: '#4e5578',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5578;
$custom-light: #81849f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5578",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 21.212,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45815,
    "c": 0.05785,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5578

secondary

#A19C81

accent

#B06ABE

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5578

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

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