Primary#4B4B68
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#EDEDF0
RGB 237, 237, 240
HSL 240°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.63
100 Copy
#C9C9D2
RGB 201, 201, 210
HSL 240°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.64 AAA 8.97
300 Copy
#9393A4
RGB 147, 147, 164
HSL 240°, 9%, 61%
AA large 3.02 AA 4.88
500 Copy
#4B4B68
RGB 75, 75, 104
HSL 240°, 16%, 35%
AAA 8.38 Fail 1.76
700 Copy
#38384E
RGB 56, 56, 78
HSL 240°, 16%, 26%
AAA 11.39 Fail 1.3
900 Copy
#262634
RGB 38, 38, 52
HSL 240°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.9 Fail 1.01
Secondary#4B5A68
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#EDEEF0
RGB 237, 238, 240
HSL 220°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.71
100 Copy
#C9CED2
RGB 201, 206, 210
HSL 207°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.59 AAA 9.3
300 Copy
#939CA4
RGB 147, 156, 164
HSL 208°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.79 AA 5.29
500 Copy
#4B5A68
RGB 75, 90, 104
HSL 209°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.09 Fail 2.08
700 Copy
#38444E
RGB 56, 68, 78
HSL 207°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.98 Fail 1.48
900 Copy
#262D34
RGB 38, 45, 52
HSL 210°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.93 Fail 1.06
Tertiary#5A4B68
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#EEEDF0
RGB 238, 237, 240
HSL 260°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.65
100 Copy
#CEC9D2
RGB 206, 201, 210
HSL 273°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.63 AAA 9.07
300 Copy
#9C93A4
RGB 156, 147, 164
HSL 272°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.95 AA 5.0
500 Copy
#5A4B68
RGB 90, 75, 104
HSL 271°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.95 Fail 1.86
700 Copy
#44384E
RGB 68, 56, 78
HSL 273°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.93 Fail 1.35
900 Copy
#2D2634
RGB 45, 38, 52
HSL 270°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.6 Fail 1.01
Quaternary#4B6868
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#EDF0F0
RGB 237, 240, 240
HSL 180°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.87
100 Copy
#C9D2D2
RGB 201, 210, 210
HSL 180°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.54 AAA 9.58
300 Copy
#93A4A4
RGB 147, 164, 164
HSL 180°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.6 AA 5.68
500 Copy
#4B6868
RGB 75, 104, 104
HSL 180°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.04 Fail 2.44
700 Copy
#384E4E
RGB 56, 78, 78
HSL 180°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.87 Fail 1.66
900 Copy
#263434
RGB 38, 52, 52
HSL 180°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.94 Fail 1.14
Quinary#684B68
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F0EDF0
RGB 240, 237, 240
HSL 300°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.7
100 Copy
#D2C9D2
RGB 210, 201, 210
HSL 300°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.61 AAA 9.15
300 Copy
#A493A4
RGB 164, 147, 164
HSL 300°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.88 AA 5.12
500 Copy
#684B68
RGB 104, 75, 104
HSL 300°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.51 Fail 1.96
700 Copy
#4E384E
RGB 78, 56, 78
HSL 300°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.5 Fail 1.4
900 Copy
#342634
RGB 52, 38, 52
HSL 300°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.26 Fail 1.03
Neutral#4B4B68
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#EDEDF0
RGB 237, 237, 240
HSL 240°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.63
100 Copy
#C9C9D2
RGB 201, 201, 210
HSL 240°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.64 AAA 8.97
300 Copy
#9393A4
RGB 147, 147, 164
HSL 240°, 9%, 61%
AA large 3.02 AA 4.88
500 Copy
#4B4B68
RGB 75, 75, 104
HSL 240°, 16%, 35%
AAA 8.38 Fail 1.76
700 Copy
#38384E
RGB 56, 56, 78
HSL 240°, 16%, 26%
AAA 11.39 Fail 1.3
900 Copy
#262634
RGB 38, 38, 52
HSL 240°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.9 Fail 1.01
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Dark slate blue Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 4b4b68-analogous.css and 4b4b68-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #EDEDF0;
--primary-100: #C9C9D2;
--primary-300: #9393A4;
--primary-500: #4B4B68;
--primary-700: #38384E;
--primary-900: #262634;
--secondary-50: #EDEEF0;
--secondary-100: #C9CED2;
--secondary-300: #939CA4;
--secondary-500: #4B5A68;
--secondary-700: #38444E;
--secondary-900: #262D34;
--tertiary-50: #EEEDF0;
--tertiary-100: #CEC9D2;
--tertiary-300: #9C93A4;
--tertiary-500: #5A4B68;
--tertiary-700: #44384E;
--tertiary-900: #2D2634;
--quaternary-50: #EDF0F0;
--quaternary-100: #C9D2D2;
--quaternary-300: #93A4A4;
--quaternary-500: #4B6868;
--quaternary-700: #384E4E;
--quaternary-900: #263434;
--quinary-50: #F0EDF0;
--quinary-100: #D2C9D2;
--quinary-300: #A493A4;
--quinary-500: #684B68;
--quinary-700: #4E384E;
--quinary-900: #342634;
--neutral-50: #EDEDF0;
--neutral-100: #C9C9D2;
--neutral-300: #9393A4;
--neutral-500: #4B4B68;
--neutral-700: #38384E;
--neutral-900: #262634;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.