#4E5D74#4E5D74
#4E5D74 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.042 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5D74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 93, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 20%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 33%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 54.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.09, 0.23, -14.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.09, 14.89, 270.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.48% -0.0081 -0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.48% 0.042 258.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2077, 10.7090, 18.0488) |
| Luminance | 0.1071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 6.66
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.97
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.35
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 7.59
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.76
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5D74 #74654E
analogous
#4E7074 #4E5D74 #524E74
triadic
#4E5D74 #744E5D #5D744E
tetradic
#4E5D74 #744E70 #74654E #4E7452
square
#4E5D74 #744E70 #74654E #4E7452
split-complementary
#4E5D74 #74524E #70744E
monochromatic
#1D222B #35404F #4E5D74 #677A99 #8B9AB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#4E5D74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#4E5D74 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5D74
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5D74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5D74 | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.14 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#555E75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#515A73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#436265
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5d74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 93, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.042 258.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808a9c',
500: '#4e5d74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5d74; $custom-light: #808a9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5d74",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 93,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.316,
"s": 19.588,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47481,
"c": 0.04177,
"h": 258.8
},
"luminance": 0.10709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5D74
secondary
#9E9280
accent
#9C6CBC
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E