#4E5481Dusk (#4E5481) is a dark, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 277°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.074. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #4E5481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 84, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 25%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 40%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 35%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37 9.7 -26.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.461 0.074 277) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dusk shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#535279 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#52557f — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#4e5481 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4e5483 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Dusk in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.22:1 and against black 2.91:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a2a8ce · #7b82ac · #4e5481 · #363b64 · #191c3e · #03021c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#5d7e9b · #536990 · #4e5481 · #4a406a · #422e51 · #371e39
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c1a8be · #ad82a9 · #826d80 · #4e5481 · #353a5e · #1d2041
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d1c58d · #9297b0 · #747785 · #4e5481 · #353950 · #1c1e2c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f2ea · #adafb9 · #73726c · #4e5481 · #3d3f4a · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f2e9 · #cccabf · #a09d92 · #282517 · #070500 · #4e5481
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#acdcd8 · #a0bd7a · #78629e · #4e5481 · #344634 · #04101b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f2e1 · #caa987 · #667a49 · #4e5481 · #563917 · #010200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffede8 · #d2a395 · #4a7f60 · #4e5481 · #1f4a32 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecef · #d2a0a9 · #7e723c · #4e5481 · #024b46 · #070400
#676D96 · #8087AB · #9BA1C1 · #B7BCD7 · #D4D8ED
#40456E · #33375B · #262949 · #191C37 · #0E1027
#505579 · #525670 · #545767
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.