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#49509e color: Blue Ember

#49509e is rgb(73, 80, 158) in RGB and oklch(46.603% 0.12473 276.557) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

46.6%
0.125
277°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #49509e

#49509e is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.18:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, 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: #49509e mixed with white

  1. 49509e
  2. 5961a8
  3. 6972b3
  4. 7a83bd
  5. 8c94c7
  6. 9ea6d0
  7. b0b7da
  8. c4c9e3
  9. d7dbed
  10. ebedf6

Darker: #49509e mixed with black

  1. 49509e
  2. 3e4489
  3. 343974
  4. 2a2e60
  5. 20244d
  6. 171a3a
  7. 0e1029
  8. 060718
  9. 020209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #49509e with less saturation

  1. 49509e
  2. 4a5297
  3. 4c5391
  4. 4d548a
  5. 4f5683
  6. 50577d
  7. 525776
  8. 54586f
  9. 565968
  10. 585961

Questions about #49509e

What color is #49509e?

#49509e is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Blue Ember. In RGB it is rgb(73, 80, 158), in HSL hsl(235.06, 36.8%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.603% 0.12473 276.557).

What colors go well with #49509e?

The complementary color of #49509e is #6d5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005d9b and #6c4490. The triadic partners are #923a21 and #006d3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #49509e?

White text reads better on #49509e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #49509e a warm or cool color?

#49509e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 46.6% and its chroma 0.125.