#4E657E#4E657E
#4E657E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.049 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E657E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 101, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 24%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 38%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.1%, 19.8%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.90, -1.82, -16.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.90, 16.79, 263.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.82% -0.0159 -0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.82% 0.049 250.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5603, 12.4328, 21.5253) |
| Luminance | 0.1243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.82
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 5.26
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.87
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.90
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 6.34
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E657E #7E674E
analogous
#4E7D7E #4E657E #4F4E7E
triadic
#4E657E #7E4E65 #657E4E
tetradic
#4E657E #7E4E7D #7E674E #4E7E4F
square
#4E657E #7E4E7D #7E674E #4E7E4F
split-complementary
#4E657E #7E4F4E #7D7E4E
monochromatic
#1F2832 #374758 #4E657E #6883A1 #8EA2B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.02
#4E657E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#4E657E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E657E
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E657E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E657E | 1.00 | 6.02 | 3.49 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C667F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#56617D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E6B6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e657e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.049 250.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8190a3',
500: '#4e657e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e657e; $custom-light: #8190a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e657e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 101,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.25,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4982,
"c": 0.04877,
"h": 250.9
},
"luminance": 0.12433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E657E
secondary
#A69582
accent
#9668C0
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F3
border
#CACBCD
text
#0A0C0F
muted
#7C7D7F