#4E5A7E#4E5A7E
#4E5A7E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.060 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 90, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 24%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 38%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.1%, 28.6%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.62, 4.97, -21.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.62, 22.30, 282.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.26% -0.0002 -0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.26% 0.06 269.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5628, 10.4379, 21.1928) |
| Luminance | 0.1044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.29
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.19
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.36
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.28
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.02
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5A7E #7E724E
analogous
#4E727E #4E5A7E #5A4E7E
triadic
#4E5A7E #7E4E5A #5A7E4E
tetradic
#4E5A7E #7E4E72 #7E724E #4E7E5A
square
#4E5A7E #7E4E72 #7E724E #4E7E5A
split-complementary
#4E5A7E #7E5A4E #727E4E
monochromatic
#1F2432 #373F58 #4E5A7E #6876A1 #8E98B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.80
#4E5A7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#4E5A7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5A7E
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5A7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5A7E | 1.00 | 6.80 | 3.09 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E5D80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A597D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#406167
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5a7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.060 269.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8188a3',
500: '#4e5a7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5a7e; $custom-light: #8188a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5a7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 90,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47255,
"c": 0.06046,
"h": 269.8
},
"luminance": 0.10438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5A7E
secondary
#A69D82
accent
#AA68C0
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFEFF4
border
#CACACE
text
#0A0B0F
muted
#7C7C7F