Primary#4B5968
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
#C9CDD2
RGB 201, 205, 210
HSL 213°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.6 AAA 9.24
300 Copy
#939BA4
RGB 147, 155, 164
HSL 212°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.81 AA 5.25
500 Copy
#4B5968
RGB 75, 89, 104
HSL 211°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.17 Fail 2.06
700 Copy
#38434E
RGB 56, 67, 78
HSL 210°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.09 Fail 1.46
900 Copy
#262C34
RGB 38, 44, 52
HSL 214°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.07 Fail 1.05
Secondary#4B6868
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
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
Tertiary#4C4B68
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
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
#9493A4
RGB 148, 147, 164
HSL 244°, 9%, 61%
AA large 3.01 AA 4.9
500 Copy
#4C4B68
RGB 76, 75, 104
HSL 242°, 16%, 35%
AAA 8.35 Fail 1.77
700 Copy
#39384E
RGB 57, 56, 78
HSL 243°, 16%, 26%
AAA 11.35 Fail 1.3
900 Copy
#262634
RGB 38, 38, 52
HSL 240°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.9 Fail 1.01
Quaternary#4B685A
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#EDF0EE
RGB 237, 240, 238
HSL 140°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.86
100 Copy
#C9D2CE
RGB 201, 210, 206
HSL 153°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.54 AAA 9.55
300 Copy
#93A49C
RGB 147, 164, 156
HSL 152°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.61 AA 5.64
500 Copy
#4B685A
RGB 75, 104, 90
HSL 151°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.13 Fail 2.41
700 Copy
#384E44
RGB 56, 78, 68
HSL 153°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.97 Fail 1.65
900 Copy
#26342D
RGB 38, 52, 45
HSL 150°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.03 Fail 1.13
Quinary#5A4B68
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
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
Neutral#4B5968
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
#C9CDD2
RGB 201, 205, 210
HSL 213°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.6 AAA 9.24
300 Copy
#939BA4
RGB 147, 155, 164
HSL 212°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.81 AA 5.25
500 Copy
#4B5968
RGB 75, 89, 104
HSL 211°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.17 Fail 2.06
700 Copy
#38434E
RGB 56, 67, 78
HSL 210°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.09 Fail 1.46
900 Copy
#262C34
RGB 38, 44, 52
HSL 214°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.07 Fail 1.05
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 4b5968-analogous.css and 4b5968-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #EDEEF0;
--primary-100: #C9CDD2;
--primary-300: #939BA4;
--primary-500: #4B5968;
--primary-700: #38434E;
--primary-900: #262C34;
--secondary-50: #EDF0F0;
--secondary-100: #C9D2D2;
--secondary-300: #93A4A4;
--secondary-500: #4B6868;
--secondary-700: #384E4E;
--secondary-900: #263434;
--tertiary-50: #EDEDF0;
--tertiary-100: #C9C9D2;
--tertiary-300: #9493A4;
--tertiary-500: #4C4B68;
--tertiary-700: #39384E;
--tertiary-900: #262634;
--quaternary-50: #EDF0EE;
--quaternary-100: #C9D2CE;
--quaternary-300: #93A49C;
--quaternary-500: #4B685A;
--quaternary-700: #384E44;
--quaternary-900: #26342D;
--quinary-50: #EEEDF0;
--quinary-100: #CEC9D2;
--quinary-300: #9C93A4;
--quinary-500: #5A4B68;
--quinary-700: #44384E;
--quinary-900: #2D2634;
--neutral-50: #EDEEF0;
--neutral-100: #C9CDD2;
--neutral-300: #939BA4;
--neutral-500: #4B5968;
--neutral-700: #38434E;
--neutral-900: #262C34;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.