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#4956aa color: Chinese Bellflower

#4956aa is rgb(73, 86, 170) in RGB and oklch(48.65% 0.13395 273.753) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

48.7%
0.134
274°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #4956aa

#4956aa is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.57:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4956aa mixed with white

  1. 4956aa
  2. 5967b3
  3. 6977bd
  4. 7a88c6
  5. 8c99ce
  6. 9ea9d7
  7. b1badf
  8. c4cbe7
  9. d7dcef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #4956aa mixed with black

  1. 4956aa
  2. 3e4a93
  3. 343e7d
  4. 2a3268
  5. 202753
  6. 171c3f
  7. 0e122d
  8. 06081b
  9. 02020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4956aa with less saturation

  1. 4956aa
  2. 4b58a3
  3. 4d599c
  4. 4f5b94
  5. 515c8d
  6. 535d86
  7. 565d7e
  8. 585e77
  9. 5a5f6f
  10. 5d5f67

Questions about #4956aa

What color is #4956aa?

#4956aa is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 86, 170), in HSL hsl(231.96, 39.92%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.65% 0.13395 273.753).

What colors go well with #4956aa?

The complementary color of #4956aa is #765c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0064a5 and #70489c. The triadic partners are #9d3c27 and #007439.

Is white or black text more readable on #4956aa?

White text reads better on #4956aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4956aa a warm or cool color?

#4956aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.134.