#4E5A71#4E5A71
#4E5A71 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.040 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5A71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 90, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 18%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 31%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 20.4%, 0%, 55.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.06, 1.25, -14.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.06, 14.66, 274.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.64% -0.0047 -0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.64% 0.04 263.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7778, 10.1239, 17.0585) |
| Luminance | 0.1012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.28
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.91
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.99
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.18
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 8.45
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5A71 #71654E
analogous
#4E6C71 #4E5A71 #544E71
triadic
#4E5A71 #714E5A #5A714E
tetradic
#4E5A71 #714E6C #71654E #4E7154
square
#4E5A71 #714E6C #71654E #4E7154
split-complementary
#4E5A71 #71544E #6C714E
monochromatic
#1C2029 #353D4D #4E5A71 #677795 #8B97AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.94
#4E5A71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.02
#4E5A71 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5A71
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5A71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5A71 | 1.00 | 6.94 | 3.02 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#525B72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F5870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#445F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5a71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.040 263.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808899',
500: '#4e5a71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5a71; $custom-light: #808899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5a71",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 90,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.429,
"s": 18.325,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46641,
"c": 0.04045,
"h": 263.3
},
"luminance": 0.10124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5A71
secondary
#9C927F
accent
#A06DBB
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEEFF2
border
#C9CACC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E