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#4a5eb2 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4a5eb2 is rgb(74, 94, 178) in RGB and oklch(50.904% 0.13455 270.884) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

50.9%
0.135
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #4a5eb2

#4a5eb2 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.9% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.94:1 contrast and black text 3.54:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #4a5eb2 mixed with white

  1. 4a5eb2
  2. 5a6ebb
  3. 6a7ec3
  4. 7c8ecb
  5. 8d9ed3
  6. 9faedb
  7. b2bee3
  8. c5ceea
  9. d8def1
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #4a5eb2 mixed with black

  1. 4a5eb2
  2. 3f519a
  3. 354483
  4. 2a376d
  5. 202b57
  6. 171f43
  7. 0e142f
  8. 060a1d
  9. 02030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4a5eb2 with less saturation

  1. 4a5eb2
  2. 4d60ab
  3. 4f61a3
  4. 52629c
  5. 556394
  6. 57648d
  7. 5a6485
  8. 5d657e
  9. 606576
  10. 63666e

Questions about #4a5eb2

What color is #4a5eb2?

#4a5eb2 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(74, 94, 178), in HSL hsl(228.46, 41.27%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.904% 0.13455 270.884).

What colors go well with #4a5eb2?

The complementary color of #4a5eb2 is #806100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006dab and #7450a6. The triadic partners are #a54132 and #087a3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #4a5eb2?

White text reads better on #4a5eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and black gives 3.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4a5eb2 a warm or cool color?

#4a5eb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 50.9% and its chroma 0.135.