#4E5F8E#4E5F8E
#4E5F8E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.079 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 95, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.1%, 33.1%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.83, 6.69, -28.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.83, 28.80, 283.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.22% -0.0024 -0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.22% 0.079 268.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1150, 11.7564, 27.2168) |
| Luminance | 0.1176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.13
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.17
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.74
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.44
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.25
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5F8E #8E7D4E
analogous
#4E7F8E #4E5F8E #5D4E8E
triadic
#4E5F8E #8E4E5F #5F8E4E
tetradic
#4E5F8E #8E4E7F #8E7D4E #4E8E5D
square
#4E5F8E #8E4E7F #8E7D4E #4E8E5D
split-complementary
#4E5F8E #8E5D4E #7F8E4E
monochromatic
#232A3F #384566 #4E5F8E #6B7DAE #93A0C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#4E5F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#4E5F8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5F8E
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5F8E | 1.00 | 6.27 | 3.35 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E6390
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#485E8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#376970
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 95, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.079 268.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838caf',
500: '#4e5f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5f8e; $custom-light: #838caf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 95,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.063,
"s": 29.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49218,
"c": 0.07856,
"h": 268.3
},
"luminance": 0.11757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5F8E
secondary
#B0A588
accent
#AB62C5
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0C10
muted
#7C7D7F