#4F596D#4F596D
#4F596D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.035 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4F596D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 89, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 16%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 28%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.68, 1.11, -12.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.68, 12.76, 275.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.31% -0.0036 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.31% 0.035 264.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5564, 9.9109, 15.8745) |
| Luminance | 0.0991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.63
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 7.82
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.25
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 9.18
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 9.30
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4F596D #6D634F
analogous
#4F686D #4F596D #544F6D
triadic
#4F596D #6D4F59 #596D4F
tetradic
#4F596D #6D4F68 #6D634F #4F6D54
square
#4F596D #6D4F68 #6D634F #4F6D54
split-complementary
#4F596D #6D544F #686D4F
monochromatic
#1C1F26 #353C4A #4F596D #697690 #8B96AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.04
#4F596D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#4F596D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4F596D
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4F596D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4F596D | 1.00 | 7.04 | 2.98 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#535A6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#50576D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#475D60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4f596d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 89, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.035 264.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#818796',
500: '#4f596d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4f596d; $custom-light: #818796; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4f596d",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 89,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 15.957,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46309,
"c": 0.035,
"h": 264.1
},
"luminance": 0.09911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4F596D
secondary
#99907F
accent
#A06FB9
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEEFF2
border
#C9CACC
text
#0A0B0D
muted
#7C7C7E