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#4a5aaa color: Chinese Bellflower

#4a5aaa is rgb(74, 90, 170) in RGB and oklch(49.54% 0.12828 272.409) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

49.5%
0.128
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #4a5aaa

#4a5aaa is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, 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: #4a5aaa mixed with white

  1. 4a5aaa
  2. 5a6ab3
  3. 6a7bbc
  4. 7b8bc5
  5. 8d9bce
  6. 9fabd7
  7. b1bcdf
  8. c4cce7
  9. d8ddef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #4a5aaa mixed with black

  1. 4a5aaa
  2. 3f4d93
  3. 35417d
  4. 2a3568
  5. 202953
  6. 171e3f
  7. 0e132d
  8. 06091b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4a5aaa with less saturation

  1. 4a5aaa
  2. 4c5ba3
  3. 4e5d9c
  4. 515e95
  5. 535f8e
  6. 556087
  7. 586080
  8. 5a6178
  9. 5d6171
  10. 5f6269

Questions about #4a5aaa

What color is #4a5aaa?

#4a5aaa is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(74, 90, 170), in HSL hsl(230, 39.34%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.54% 0.12828 272.409).

What colors go well with #4a5aaa?

The complementary color of #4a5aaa is #7a5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0068a4 and #714d9d. The triadic partners are #9e402f and #03763b.

Is white or black text more readable on #4a5aaa?

White text reads better on #4a5aaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4a5aaa a warm or cool color?

#4a5aaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.128.