#4E5B80#4E5B80
#4E5B80 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.062 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5B80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 91, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 24%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 39%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.1%, 28.9%, 0%, 49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.00, 4.94, -22.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.00, 22.90, 282.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.58% -0.001 -0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.58% 0.062 269.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7781, 10.6599, 21.9076) |
| Luminance | 0.1066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.45
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.68
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.33
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.86
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.60
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5B80 #80734E
analogous
#4E7480 #4E5B80 #5A4E80
triadic
#4E5B80 #804E5B #5B804E
tetradic
#4E5B80 #804E74 #80734E #4E805A
square
#4E5B80 #804E74 #80734E #4E805A
split-complementary
#4E5B80 #805A4E #74804E
monochromatic
#202534 #37405A #4E5B80 #6877A3 #8E9ABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#4E5B80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#4E5B80 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5B80
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5B80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5B80 | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.13 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F5E82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A5A7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F6268
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5b80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.062 269.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8189a5',
500: '#4e5b80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5b80; $custom-light: #8189a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5b80",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 91,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.4,
"s": 24.272,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47584,
"c": 0.06226,
"h": 269.1
},
"luminance": 0.1066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5B80
secondary
#A79E83
accent
#A967C1
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0A0B0F
muted
#7C7C7F