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#4850a2 color: Blue Ember

#4850a2 is rgb(72, 80, 162) in RGB and oklch(46.807% 0.13082 275.926) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

46.8%
0.131
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #4850a2

#4850a2 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.13:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Ember (#51529c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4850a2 mixed with white

  1. 4850a2
  2. 5861ac
  3. 6872b6
  4. 7984c0
  5. 8b95c9
  6. 9da6d3
  7. b0b8dc
  8. c3c9e5
  9. d7dbee
  10. ebedf6

Darker: #4850a2 mixed with black

  1. 4850a2
  2. 3d448c
  3. 333977
  4. 292e63
  5. 1f244f
  6. 161a3c
  7. 0d102a
  8. 060719
  9. 02020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4850a2 with less saturation

  1. 4850a2
  2. 49529b
  3. 4b5394
  4. 4d558d
  5. 4e5686
  6. 50577f
  7. 525878
  8. 545971
  9. 565969
  10. 585a62

Questions about #4850a2

What color is #4850a2?

#4850a2 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Blue Ember. In RGB it is rgb(72, 80, 162), in HSL hsl(234.67, 38.46%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.807% 0.13082 275.926).

What colors go well with #4850a2?

The complementary color of #4850a2 is #6e5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e9e and #6d4393. The triadic partners are #95381f and #006f39.

Is white or black text more readable on #4850a2?

White text reads better on #4850a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4850a2 a warm or cool color?

#4850a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.131.