#4E5F8A#4E5F8A
#4E5F8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.072 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 95, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 28%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 43%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 31.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.64, 5.45, -25.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.64, 26.46, 281.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.01% -0.0035 -0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.01% 0.073 267.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8201, 11.6385, 25.6635) |
| Luminance | 0.1164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.60
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.41
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.64
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.67
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.19
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5F8A #8A794E
analogous
#4E7D8A #4E5F8A #5B4E8A
triadic
#4E5F8A #8A4E5F #5F8A4E
tetradic
#4E5F8A #8A4E7D #8A794E #4E8A5B
square
#4E5F8A #8A4E7D #8A794E #4E8A5B
split-complementary
#4E5F8A #8A5B4E #7D8A4E
monochromatic
#22293C #384463 #4E5F8A #6A7DAB #919FC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.31
#4E5F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#4E5F8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5F8A
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5F8A | 1.00 | 6.31 | 3.33 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50638C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A5D89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#39686E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 95, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.072 267.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#828cac',
500: '#4e5f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5f8a; $custom-light: #828cac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 95,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49007,
"c": 0.0725,
"h": 267.2
},
"luminance": 0.11639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5F8A
secondary
#AEA286
accent
#A964C4
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0C10
muted
#7C7D7F