#4E5F78#4E5F78
#4E5F78 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.046 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5F78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 95, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 21%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 35%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 20.8%, 0%, 52.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.85, 0.12, -16.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.85, 16.17, 270.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.13% -0.0095 -0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.13% 0.046 257.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6232, 11.1597, 19.3600) |
| Luminance | 0.1116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.09
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.46
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 6.73
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.97
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.17
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5F78 #78674E
analogous
#4E7478 #4E5F78 #524E78
triadic
#4E5F78 #784E5F #5F784E
tetradic
#4E5F78 #784E74 #78674E #4E7852
square
#4E5F78 #784E74 #78674E #4E7852
split-complementary
#4E5F78 #78524E #74784E
monochromatic
#1E242E #364253 #4E5F78 #677D9C #8C9CB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#4E5F78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#4E5F78 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5F78
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5F78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5F78 | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.23 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#566079
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#525C77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#416467
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5f78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 95, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.046 257.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#818c9f',
500: '#4e5f78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5f78; $custom-light: #818c9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5f78",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 95,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.714,
"s": 21.212,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48132,
"c": 0.04563,
"h": 257.9
},
"luminance": 0.1116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5F78
secondary
#A19481
accent
#9C6ABE
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0C0E
muted
#7C7D7E