#4E5F8F#4E5F8F
#4E5F8F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.080 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5F8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 95, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 33.6%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.87, 7.00, -28.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.87, 29.38, 283.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.27% -0.0021 -0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.27% 0.08 268.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1905, 11.7866, 27.6140) |
| Luminance | 0.1179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.04
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.13
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.80
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.41
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.27
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5F8F #8F7E4E
analogous
#4E7F8F #4E5F8F #5D4E8F
triadic
#4E5F8F #8F4E5F #5F8F4E
tetradic
#4E5F8F #8F4E7F #8F7E4E #4E8F5D
square
#4E5F8F #8F4E7F #8F7E4E #4E8F5D
split-complementary
#4E5F8F #8F5D4E #7F8F4E
monochromatic
#232A40 #384567 #4E5F8F #6C7DAF #93A0C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.25
#4E5F8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#4E5F8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5F8F
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5F8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5F8F | 1.00 | 6.25 | 3.36 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E6391
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#475E8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#376970
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5f8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 95, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.080 268.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838cb0',
500: '#4e5f8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5f8f; $custom-light: #838cb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5f8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 95,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.308,
"s": 29.412,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49271,
"c": 0.08008,
"h": 268.5
},
"luminance": 0.11787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5F8F
secondary
#B1A688
accent
#AC62C6
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0C10
muted
#7C7D7F