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#48488c color: Moonlight Sonata

#48488c is rgb(72, 72, 140) in RGB and oklch(43.671% 0.10975 280.854) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

43.7%
0.110
281°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #48488c

#48488c is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 43.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.14:1 contrast and black text 2.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata (#4e468b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #48488c mixed with white

  1. 48488c
  2. 585998
  3. 686ba4
  4. 797daf
  5. 8b8fbb
  6. 9da1c6
  7. b0b3d2
  8. c3c6dd
  9. d7d9e9
  10. ebecf4

Darker: #48488c mixed with black

  1. 48488c
  2. 3d3d79
  3. 333367
  4. 292955
  5. 1f1f43
  6. 161633
  7. 0d0d23
  8. 060614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #48488c with less saturation

  1. 48488c
  2. 494a86
  3. 494b81
  4. 4a4c7b
  5. 4b4d75
  6. 4c4e70
  7. 4d4f6a
  8. 4e5064
  9. 4f505e
  10. 505158

Questions about #48488c

What color is #48488c?

#48488c is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(72, 72, 140), in HSL hsl(240, 32.08%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.671% 0.10975 280.854).

What colors go well with #48488c?

The complementary color of #48488c is #5f5200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #18548b and #653e7e. The triadic partners are #82381b and #00633d.

Is white or black text more readable on #48488c?

White text reads better on #48488c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and black gives 2.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48488c a warm or cool color?

#48488c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 43.7% and its chroma 0.11.