#4E5B7E#4E5B7E
#4E5B7E is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.059 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5B7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 91, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 24%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 38%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.91, 4.34, -21.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.91, 21.72, 281.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.49% -0.0016 -0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.49% 0.059 268.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6477, 10.6078, 21.2211) |
| Luminance | 0.1061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.81
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.02
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.72
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.11
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.59
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5B7E #7E714E
analogous
#4E737E #4E5B7E #594E7E
triadic
#4E5B7E #7E4E5B #5B7E4E
tetradic
#4E5B7E #7E4E73 #7E714E #4E7E59
square
#4E5B7E #7E4E73 #7E714E #4E7E59
split-complementary
#4E5B7E #7E594E #737E4E
monochromatic
#1F2432 #374058 #4E5B7E #6877A1 #8E99B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.73
#4E5B7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#4E5B7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5B7E
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5B7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5B7E | 1.00 | 6.73 | 3.12 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F5E80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B5A7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F6267
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5b7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.059 268.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8189a3',
500: '#4e5b7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5b7e; $custom-light: #8189a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5b7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 91,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.75,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47485,
"c": 0.05917,
"h": 268.4
},
"luminance": 0.10608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5B7E
secondary
#A69C82
accent
#A868C0
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F3
border
#CACBCD
text
#0A0B0F
muted
#7C7C7F