#4E5C71#4E5C71
#4E5C71 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.038 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5C71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 92, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 18%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 31%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 18.6%, 0%, 55.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.67, 0.01, -13.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.67, 13.69, 270.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.11% -0.0077 -0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.11% 0.038 258.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9488, 10.4659, 17.1155) |
| Luminance | 0.1047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 6.30
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 7.07
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.55
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.16
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.29
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5C71 #71634E
analogous
#4E6E71 #4E5C71 #514E71
triadic
#4E5C71 #714E5C #5C714E
tetradic
#4E5C71 #714E6E #71634E #4E7151
square
#4E5C71 #714E6E #71634E #4E7151
split-complementary
#4E5C71 #71514E #6E714E
monochromatic
#1C2129 #353F4D #4E5C71 #677995 #8B99AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#4E5C71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#4E5C71 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5C71
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5C71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5C71 | 1.00 | 6.79 | 3.09 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#555D72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#515A71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#446063
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5c71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 92, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.038 258.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808a99',
500: '#4e5c71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5c71; $custom-light: #808a99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5c71",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 92,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216,
"s": 18.325,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47113,
"c": 0.03838,
"h": 258.4
},
"luminance": 0.10466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5C71
secondary
#9C907F
accent
#9C6DBB
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E