#4E558C#4E558C
#4E558C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.089 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E558C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 85, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 28%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 44%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 39.3%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.86, 12.41, -31.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.86, 33.82, 291.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.9% 0.0107 -0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.9% 0.089 276.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1226, 10.0096, 26.1518) |
| Luminance | 0.1001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 1.51
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 2.38
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.06
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.12
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.46
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E558C #8C854E
analogous
#4E748C #4E558C #664E8C
triadic
#4E558C #8C4E55 #558C4E
tetradic
#4E558C #8C4E74 #8C854E #4E8C66
square
#4E558C #8C4E74 #8C854E #4E8C66
split-complementary
#4E558C #8C664E #748C4E
monochromatic
#22253D #383D65 #4E558C #6B72AC #9298C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.00
#4E558C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#4E558C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E558C
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E558C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E558C | 1.00 | 7.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#415C8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D578B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3A606A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e558c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.089 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8384ae',
500: '#4e558c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e558c; $custom-light: #8384ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e558c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 85,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.226,
"s": 28.44,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46895,
"c": 0.08922,
"h": 276.9
},
"luminance": 0.1001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E558C
secondary
#AFAA87
accent
#BA63C5
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFEFF4
border
#CACACE
text
#0B0B10
muted
#7C7C7F