#4E596B#4E596B

#4E596B is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.033 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E596B
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 107)
HSL	hsl(217, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(217, 27%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 0.23, -11.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 11.71, 271.14°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% -0.0055 -0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.033 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3674, 9.8257, 15.3101)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E596B #6B604E

analogous

#4E686B #4E596B #524E6B

triadic

#4E596B #6B4E59 #596B4E

tetradic

#4E596B #6B4E68 #6B604E #4E6B52

square

#4E596B #6B4E68 #6B604E #4E6B52

split-complementary

#4E596B #6B524E #686B4E

monochromatic

#1A1E24 #343C48 #4E596B #68768E #8A96AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#4E596B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4E596B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E596B

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E596B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E596B	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535A6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50576B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e596b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.033 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808795',
    500: '#4e596b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e596b;
$custom-light: #808795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e596b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.241,
    "s": 15.676,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46143,
    "c": 0.03251,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E596B

secondary

#978D7E

accent

#9D6FB8

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF1

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E596B

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

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