#4E5D72#4E5D72
#4E5D72 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.039 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5D72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 93, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 19%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 32%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 55.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.01, -0.33, -13.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.01, 13.79, 268.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.39% -0.0089 -0.0379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.39% 0.039 256.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0926, 10.6629, 17.4427) |
| Luminance | 0.1066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 5.87
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 6.80
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.21
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.01
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.08
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5D72 #72634E
analogous
#4E6F72 #4E5D72 #514E72
triadic
#4E5D72 #724E5D #5D724E
tetradic
#4E5D72 #724E6F #72634E #4E7251
square
#4E5D72 #724E6F #72634E #4E7251
split-complementary
#4E5D72 #72514E #6F724E
monochromatic
#1C2229 #353F4E #4E5D72 #677B96 #8B9AB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#4E5D72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#4E5D72 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5D72
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5D72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5D72 | 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)
#565E73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#525A72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#446164
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5d72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 93, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.039 256.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808a9a',
500: '#4e5d72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5d72; $custom-light: #808a9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5d72",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 93,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215,
"s": 18.75,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47393,
"c": 0.03889,
"h": 256.8
},
"luminance": 0.10663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5D72
secondary
#9D907F
accent
#9A6CBB
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E