#4E5C8D#4E5C8D
#4E5C8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.081 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 92, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 45%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.7%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.91, 8.27, -28.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.91, 30.00, 286.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.49% 0.0014 -0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.49% 0.081 271) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7753, 11.1965, 26.7348) |
| Luminance | 0.1120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.85
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.65
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.26
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.56
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.17
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5C8D #8D7F4E
analogous
#4E7B8D #4E5C8D #604E8D
triadic
#4E5C8D #8D4E5C #5C8D4E
tetradic
#4E5C8D #8D4E7B #8D7F4E #4E8D60
square
#4E5C8D #8D4E7B #8D7F4E #4E8D60
split-complementary
#4E5C8D #8D604E #7B8D4E
monochromatic
#22293E #384266 #4E5C8D #6B7AAD #929DC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#4E5C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#4E5C8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5C8D
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5C8D | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B618F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#455C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#38666E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 92, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.081 271.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838aae',
500: '#4e5c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5c8d; $custom-light: #838aae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 92,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.667,
"s": 28.767,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48491,
"c": 0.08096,
"h": 271
},
"luminance": 0.11197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5C8D
secondary
#AFA787
accent
#AF63C5
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0B10
muted
#7C7C7F