#4E5B7D#4E5B7D
#4E5B7D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.058 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5B7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 91, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 23%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 38%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.87, 4.05, -20.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.87, 21.13, 281.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.44% -0.002 -0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.44% 0.058 268) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5835, 10.5821, 20.8830) |
| Luminance | 0.1058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.02
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.20
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.93
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.25
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.59
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5B7D #7D704E
analogous
#4E737D #4E5B7D #584E7D
triadic
#4E5B7D #7D4E5B #5B7D4E
tetradic
#4E5B7D #7D4E73 #7D704E #4E7D58
square
#4E5B7D #7D4E73 #7D704E #4E7D58
split-complementary
#4E5B7D #7D584E #737D4E
monochromatic
#1F2432 #364057 #4E5B7D #6877A1 #8D99B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.74
#4E5B7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#4E5B7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5B7D
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5B7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5B7D | 1.00 | 6.74 | 3.12 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#505E7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B5A7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#406267
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5b7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.058 268.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8189a2',
500: '#4e5b7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5b7d; $custom-light: #8189a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5b7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 91,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.404,
"s": 23.153,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47436,
"c": 0.05763,
"h": 268
},
"luminance": 0.10583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5B7D
secondary
#A59B82
accent
#A768C0
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F3
border
#CACBCD
text
#0A0B0F
muted
#7C7C7F