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#4b468e color: Moonlight Sonata

#4b468e is rgb(75, 70, 142) in RGB and oklch(43.653% 0.1153 283.674) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

43.7%
0.115
284°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4b468e

#4b468e is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 43.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 284°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.18:1 contrast and black text 2.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata (#4e468b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4b468e mixed with white

  1. 4b468e
  2. 5a589a
  3. 6b6aa5
  4. 7b7bb1
  5. 8d8ebc
  6. 9fa0c8
  7. b1b2d3
  8. c4c5de
  9. d7d8e9
  10. ebebf4

Darker: #4b468e mixed with black

  1. 4b468e
  2. 403c7b
  3. 353268
  4. 2b2856
  5. 211e44
  6. 171534
  7. 0e0d24
  8. 060515
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b468e with less saturation

  1. 4b468e
  2. 4b4888
  3. 4c4982
  4. 4c4b7c
  5. 4d4c77
  6. 4d4d71
  7. 4e4e6b
  8. 4f4f64
  9. 50505e
  10. 505158

Questions about #4b468e

What color is #4b468e?

#4b468e is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(75, 70, 142), in HSL hsl(244.17, 33.96%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.653% 0.1153 283.674).

What colors go well with #4b468e?

The complementary color of #4b468e is #5d5300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b528f and #683b7e. The triadic partners are #833811 and #00643f.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b468e?

White text reads better on #4b468e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and black gives 2.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b468e a warm or cool color?

#4b468e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 284 degrees, its lightness 43.7% and its chroma 0.115.