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#4a5caa color: Chinese Bellflower

#4a5caa is rgb(74, 92, 170) in RGB and oklch(49.958% 0.12561 271.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50%
0.126
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #4a5caa

#4a5caa is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.17:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, 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: #4a5caa mixed with white

  1. 4a5caa
  2. 5a6cb3
  3. 6a7cbc
  4. 7c8cc5
  5. 8d9cce
  6. 9facd7
  7. b2bddf
  8. c4cde7
  9. d8ddef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #4a5caa mixed with black

  1. 4a5caa
  2. 3f4f93
  3. 35427d
  4. 2a3668
  5. 202a53
  6. 171f3f
  7. 0e142d
  8. 060a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4a5caa with less saturation

  1. 4a5caa
  2. 4c5da3
  3. 4f5f9c
  4. 516095
  5. 53608e
  6. 566187
  7. 596280
  8. 5b6279
  9. 5e6372
  10. 60636b

Questions about #4a5caa

What color is #4a5caa?

#4a5caa is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(74, 92, 170), in HSL hsl(228.75, 39.34%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.958% 0.12561 271.425).

What colors go well with #4a5caa?

The complementary color of #4a5caa is #7c5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a3 and #704f9e. The triadic partners are #9e4233 and #13763c.

Is white or black text more readable on #4a5caa?

White text reads better on #4a5caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4a5caa a warm or cool color?

#4a5caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.126.