#4E5B73#4E5B73
#4E5B73 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.042 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5B73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 91, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 19%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 32%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.2%, 20.9%, 0%, 54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.44, 1.18, -15.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.44, 15.30, 274.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.97% -0.0055 -0.042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.97% 0.042 262.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9766, 10.3393, 17.6864) |
| Luminance | 0.1034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.10
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.46
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.69
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.84
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.97
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5B73 #73664E
analogous
#4E6D73 #4E5B73 #534E73
triadic
#4E5B73 #734E5B #5B734E
tetradic
#4E5B73 #734E6D #73664E #4E7353
square
#4E5B73 #734E6D #73664E #4E7353
split-complementary
#4E5B73 #73534E #6D734E
monochromatic
#1D212A #353E4F #4E5B73 #677897 #8B98B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.84
#4E5B73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#4E5B73 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5B73
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5B73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5B73 | 1.00 | 6.84 | 3.07 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#535C74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F5972
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#446063
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5b73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.042 262.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80899b',
500: '#4e5b73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5b73; $custom-light: #80899b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5b73",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 91,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.919,
"s": 19.171,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46966,
"c": 0.04236,
"h": 262.6
},
"luminance": 0.1034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5B73
secondary
#9E937F
accent
#A06CBC
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E