#4E5974#4E5974
#4E5974 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.046 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5974 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 89, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 20%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 33%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 54.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.89, 2.71, -16.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.89, 16.94, 279.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.54% -0.0021 -0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.54% 0.046 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8657, 10.0251, 17.9348) |
| Luminance | 0.1003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.61
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.28
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.55
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.97
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.52
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5974 #74694E
analogous
#4E6C74 #4E5974 #564E74
triadic
#4E5974 #744E59 #59744E
tetradic
#4E5974 #744E6C #74694E #4E7456
square
#4E5974 #744E6C #74694E #4E7456
split-complementary
#4E5974 #74564E #6C744E
monochromatic
#1D212B #353D4F #4E5974 #677599 #8B96B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#4E5974 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#4E5974 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5974
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5974 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5974 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.01 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#505B75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D5873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#435E62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5974; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.046 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80879c',
500: '#4e5974',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5974; $custom-light: #80879c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5974",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 89,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.632,
"s": 19.588,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46543,
"c": 0.0462,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.10025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5974
secondary
#9E9580
accent
#A56CBC
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEEFF2
border
#C9CACC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E