#4A5168

Accessibility

AAA

7.87:1

Vs white / black

7.87:1 · 2.67:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4a5168

RGB

rgb(74, 81, 104)

RGBA

rgba(74, 81, 104, 1)

HSL

hsl(226, 17%, 35%)

HSLA

hsla(226, 17%, 35%, 1)

HSV

hsv(226, 29%, 41%)

LAB

lab(34.68% 3.06 -14.21)

LCH

lch(34.68% 14.54 282.15)

OKLAB

oklab(0.438 0.001 -0.0391)

OKLCH

oklch(0.438 0.0391 271.47)

XYZ

xyz(8.26, 8.34, 14.27)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 59%)

CSS

color: #4a5168;

CSS variable

--color-4a5168: #4a5168;

SCSS

$color-4a5168: #4a5168;

JavaScript

const color = "#4a5168";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4a5168";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4a5168" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4a5168", "rgb": { "r": 74, "g": 81, "b": 104 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.438 0.0391 271.47)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4a5168-1: #4a5168;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.15 · #475569

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateBlue

Very different · ΔE 12.47 · #483D8B

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-700

Very different · ΔE 10.93 · #455A64

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 15.13 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50eff5ff 100e1e7fa 200cdd4e9 300b5bdd5 40098a1bb 5007d859e 600696f85 70053596b 8003e4352 9002b2f3a 950171a24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f0f1f2 e1e2e6 d2d4d9 c3c5cd b4b7c0 a5a8b4 959aa7 868b9a 777d8e 686e81 596075 4a5168 444a5f 3e4457 383d4e 313645 2b2f3d 252934 1f222b 191b23 13141a 0c0d11 060709

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f1f2 e1e2e6 d2d4d9 c3c5cd b4b7c0 a5a8b4 959aa7 868b9a 777d8e 686e81 596075

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

444a5f 3e4457 383d4e 313645 2b2f3d 252934 1f222b 191b23 13141a 0c0d11 060709

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4f556a 53596c 585d6e 5c6170 616572 656974 6a6c76 6e7078 73747a 77787c 7c7c7e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4A5168Stop 1 #68614AStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4A6068Stop 1 #4A5168Stop 2 #524A68Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4A5168Stop 1 #684A51Stop 2 #51684AStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4A5168Stop 1 #68524AStop 2 #60684AStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2A2E3CStop 1 #4A5168Stop 2 #6A7495Stop 3 #979EB5Stop 4 #C3C7D5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4a5168 works

#4A5168 (#4a5168) sits in the blue family at about 226° hue, 17% saturation, and 35% lightness. Contrast is 7.87:1 on white and 2.67:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #4a5168 is 2.67:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Tailwind slate 600#475569 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Tailwind gray 700#374151 Tailwind slate 700#334155 Wet Asphalt#34495E Spectrum #324771#324771 Material You Secondary#625B71 Spectrum #2F4E79#2F4E79 Spectrum #42548A#42548A Midnight Blue#2C3E50