Primary#4B5268
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#EDEEF0
RGB 237, 238, 240
HSL 220°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.71
100 Copy
#C9CBD2
RGB 201, 203, 210
HSL 227°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.1
300 Copy
#9397A4
RGB 147, 151, 164
HSL 226°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.06
500 Copy
#4B5268
RGB 75, 82, 104
HSL 226°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.76 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#383E4E
RGB 56, 62, 78
HSL 224°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.68 Fail 1.38
900 Copy
#262934
RGB 38, 41, 52
HSL 227°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.49 Fail 1.02
Secondary#4B6168
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#EDEFF0
RGB 237, 239, 240
HSL 200°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.79
100 Copy
#C9D0D2
RGB 201, 208, 210
HSL 193°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.56 AAA 9.44
300 Copy
#93A0A4
RGB 147, 160, 164
HSL 194°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.69 AA 5.48
500 Copy
#4B6168
RGB 75, 97, 104
HSL 194°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.54 Fail 2.25
700 Copy
#38494E
RGB 56, 73, 78
HSL 194°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.41 Fail 1.57
900 Copy
#263034
RGB 38, 48, 52
HSL 197°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.51 Fail 1.09
Tertiary#534B68
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
#CBC9D2
RGB 203, 201, 210
HSL 253°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.64 AAA 9.01
300 Copy
#9893A4
RGB 152, 147, 164
HSL 258°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.98 AA 4.95
500 Copy
#534B68
RGB 83, 75, 104
HSL 257°, 16%, 35%
AAA 8.16 Fail 1.81
700 Copy
#3E384E
RGB 62, 56, 78
HSL 256°, 16%, 26%
AAA 11.17 Fail 1.32
900 Copy
#2A2634
RGB 42, 38, 52
HSL 257°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.73 Fail 1.0
Quaternary#4B6861
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#EDF0EF
RGB 237, 240, 239
HSL 160°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.87
100 Copy
#C9D2D0
RGB 201, 210, 208
HSL 167°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.54 AAA 9.56
300 Copy
#93A4A0
RGB 147, 164, 160
HSL 166°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.61 AA 5.66
500 Copy
#4B6861
RGB 75, 104, 97
HSL 166°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.08 Fail 2.43
700 Copy
#384E49
RGB 56, 78, 73
HSL 166°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.92 Fail 1.65
900 Copy
#263430
RGB 38, 52, 48
HSL 163°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.99 Fail 1.14
Quinary#614B68
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#EFEDF0
RGB 239, 237, 240
HSL 280°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D0C9D2
RGB 208, 201, 210
HSL 287°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.11
300 Copy
#A093A4
RGB 160, 147, 164
HSL 286°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.91 AA 5.06
500 Copy
#614B68
RGB 97, 75, 104
HSL 286°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.74 Fail 1.91
700 Copy
#49384E
RGB 73, 56, 78
HSL 286°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.72 Fail 1.38
900 Copy
#302634
RGB 48, 38, 52
HSL 283°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.46 Fail 1.02
Neutral#4B5268
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#EDEEF0
RGB 237, 238, 240
HSL 220°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.71
100 Copy
#C9CBD2
RGB 201, 203, 210
HSL 227°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.1
300 Copy
#9397A4
RGB 147, 151, 164
HSL 226°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.06
500 Copy
#4B5268
RGB 75, 82, 104
HSL 226°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.76 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#383E4E
RGB 56, 62, 78
HSL 224°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.68 Fail 1.38
900 Copy
#262934
RGB 38, 41, 52
HSL 227°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.49 Fail 1.02
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
Slate grey 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 4b5268-analogous.css and 4b5268-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #EDEEF0;
--primary-100: #C9CBD2;
--primary-300: #9397A4;
--primary-500: #4B5268;
--primary-700: #383E4E;
--primary-900: #262934;
--secondary-50: #EDEFF0;
--secondary-100: #C9D0D2;
--secondary-300: #93A0A4;
--secondary-500: #4B6168;
--secondary-700: #38494E;
--secondary-900: #263034;
--tertiary-50: #EEEDF0;
--tertiary-100: #CBC9D2;
--tertiary-300: #9893A4;
--tertiary-500: #534B68;
--tertiary-700: #3E384E;
--tertiary-900: #2A2634;
--quaternary-50: #EDF0EF;
--quaternary-100: #C9D2D0;
--quaternary-300: #93A4A0;
--quaternary-500: #4B6861;
--quaternary-700: #384E49;
--quaternary-900: #263430;
--quinary-50: #EFEDF0;
--quinary-100: #D0C9D2;
--quinary-300: #A093A4;
--quinary-500: #614B68;
--quinary-700: #49384E;
--quinary-900: #302634;
--neutral-50: #EDEEF0;
--neutral-100: #C9CBD2;
--neutral-300: #9397A4;
--neutral-500: #4B5268;
--neutral-700: #383E4E;
--neutral-900: #262934;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.