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#4b5aaa color: Chinese Bellflower

#4b5aaa is rgb(75, 90, 170) in RGB and oklch(49.607% 0.128 272.904) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

49.6%
0.128
273°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #4b5aaa

#4b5aaa is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, 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: #4b5aaa mixed with white

  1. 4b5aaa
  2. 5b6ab3
  3. 6b7abc
  4. 7c8bc5
  5. 8e9bce
  6. 9fabd7
  7. b2bcdf
  8. c5cce7
  9. d8ddef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #4b5aaa mixed with black

  1. 4b5aaa
  2. 404d93
  3. 35417d
  4. 2b3568
  5. 212953
  6. 171e3f
  7. 0e132d
  8. 06091b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b5aaa with less saturation

  1. 4b5aaa
  2. 4d5ba3
  3. 4f5d9c
  4. 515e95
  5. 545f8e
  6. 566087
  7. 586080
  8. 5b6179
  9. 5d6171
  10. 5f626a

Questions about #4b5aaa

What color is #4b5aaa?

#4b5aaa is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(75, 90, 170), in HSL hsl(230.53, 38.78%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.607% 0.128 272.904).

What colors go well with #4b5aaa?

The complementary color of #4b5aaa is #7a5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0068a4 and #714d9d. The triadic partners are #9e412f and #00763d.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b5aaa?

White text reads better on #4b5aaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b5aaa a warm or cool color?

#4b5aaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.128.