#4E5E8F#4E5E8F
#4E5E8F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.081 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5E8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 94, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.59, 7.63, -28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.59, 29.98, 284.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.05% -0.0007 -0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.05% 0.081 269.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1010, 11.6076, 27.5841) |
| Luminance | 0.1161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.22
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.21
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.46
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.00
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.56
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5E8F #8F7F4E
analogous
#4E7E8F #4E5E8F #5E4E8F
triadic
#4E5E8F #8F4E5E #5E8F4E
tetradic
#4E5E8F #8F4E7E #8F7F4E #4E8F5E
square
#4E5E8F #8F4E7E #8F7F4E #4E8F5E
split-complementary
#4E5E8F #8F5E4E #7E8F4E
monochromatic
#232A40 #384467 #4E5E8F #6C7CAF #939FC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.32
#4E5E8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#4E5E8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5E8F
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5E8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5E8F | 1.00 | 6.32 | 3.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C6391
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#465D8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#376870
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5e8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.081 269.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838bb0',
500: '#4e5e8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5e8f; $custom-light: #838bb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5e8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 94,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.231,
"s": 29.412,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49047,
"c": 0.08136,
"h": 269.5
},
"luminance": 0.11608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5E8F
secondary
#B1A788
accent
#AD62C6
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0C10
muted
#7C7D7F