#4E5C8E#4E5C8E
#4E5C8E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.082 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 92, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.1%, 35.2%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.96, 8.58, -29.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.96, 30.60, 286.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.55% 0.0017 -0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.55% 0.082 271.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8500, 11.2264, 27.1284) |
| Luminance | 0.1123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.77
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.74
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.22
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.51
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.16
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5C8E #8E804E
analogous
#4E7C8E #4E5C8E #604E8E
triadic
#4E5C8E #8E4E5C #5C8E4E
tetradic
#4E5C8E #8E4E7C #8E804E #4E8E60
square
#4E5C8E #8E4E7C #8E804E #4E8E60
split-complementary
#4E5C8E #8E604E #7C8E4E
monochromatic
#23293F #384266 #4E5C8E #6B7AAE #939DC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.47
#4E5C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#4E5C8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5C8E
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5C8E | 1.00 | 6.47 | 3.25 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A6190
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#445C8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#38666E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 92, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.082 271.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838aaf',
500: '#4e5c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5c8e; $custom-light: #838aaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 92,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.875,
"s": 29.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48546,
"c": 0.08249,
"h": 271.2
},
"luminance": 0.11227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5C8E
secondary
#B0A788
accent
#B062C5
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0B10
muted
#7C7C7F