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#4b5691 color: Onion Skin Blue

#4b5691 is rgb(75, 86, 145) in RGB and oklch(47.18% 0.09625 274.152) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

47.2%
0.096
274°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #4b5691

#4b5691 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.91:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue (#4c5692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4b5691 mixed with white

  1. 4b5691
  2. 5b669c
  3. 6b76a7
  4. 7c87b3
  5. 8e97be
  6. a0a8c9
  7. b2b9d4
  8. c5cade
  9. d8dce9
  10. ebedf4

Darker: #4b5691 mixed with black

  1. 4b5691
  2. 404a7d
  3. 353e6a
  4. 2b3258
  5. 212746
  6. 171c35
  7. 0e1225
  8. 060815
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b5691 with less saturation

  1. 4b5691
  2. 4c578c
  3. 4e5887
  4. 505881
  5. 51597c
  6. 535a77
  7. 545a71
  8. 565a6c
  9. 585b66
  10. 595b61

Questions about #4b5691

What color is #4b5691?

#4b5691 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(75, 86, 145), in HSL hsl(230.57, 31.82%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.18% 0.09625 274.152).

What colors go well with #4b5691?

The complementary color of #4b5691 is #6d5a01. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #22608d and #674c87. The triadic partners are #894535 and #256b42.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b5691?

White text reads better on #4b5691: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b5691 a warm or cool color?

#4b5691 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.096.