#4E596D#4E596D

#4E596D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.035 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E596D
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(219, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(219, 28%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 0.77, -12.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 12.86, 273.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% -0.0047 -0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.036 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4738, 9.8683, 15.8706)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E596D #6D624E

analogous

#4E696D #4E596D #534E6D

triadic

#4E596D #6D4E59 #596D4E

tetradic

#4E596D #6D4E69 #6D624E #4E6D53

square

#4E596D #6D4E69 #6D624E #4E6D53

split-complementary

#4E596D #6D534E #696D4E

monochromatic

#1B1F26 #343C49 #4E596D #687691 #8A96AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#4E596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4E596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E596D

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E596D	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525A6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F576D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.035 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808796',
    500: '#4e596d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e596d;
$custom-light: #808796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.71,
    "s": 16.578,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46229,
    "c": 0.0355,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E596D

secondary

#998F7E

accent

#9F6FB9

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E596D

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

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