#4E5973#4E5973
#4E5973 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.045 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5973 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 89, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 19%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 32%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.2%, 22.6%, 0%, 54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.85, 2.43, -16.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.85, 16.35, 278.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.5% -0.0025 -0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.045 266.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8079, 10.0019, 17.6301) |
| Luminance | 0.1000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.97
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.51
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.84
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 8.15
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.54
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5973 #73684E
analogous
#4E6B73 #4E5973 #554E73
triadic
#4E5973 #734E59 #59734E
tetradic
#4E5973 #734E6B #73684E #4E7355
square
#4E5973 #734E6B #73684E #4E7355
split-complementary
#4E5973 #73554E #6B734E
monochromatic
#1D212A #353D4F #4E5973 #677597 #8B96B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.00
#4E5973 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#4E5973 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5973
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5973 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5973 | 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)
#515B74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D5872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#445E62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5973; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.045 266.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80879b',
500: '#4e5973',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5973; $custom-light: #80879b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5973",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 89,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.162,
"s": 19.171,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46497,
"c": 0.04466,
"h": 266.8
},
"luminance": 0.10002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5973
secondary
#9E957F
accent
#A46CBC
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEEFF2
border
#C9CACC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E