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#4b5dae color: Chinese Bellflower

#4b5dae is rgb(75, 93, 174) in RGB and oklch(50.494% 0.1298 271.62) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50.5%
0.130
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4b5dae

#4b5dae is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.04:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, 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: #4b5dae mixed with white

  1. 4b5dae
  2. 5b6db7
  3. 6b7dc0
  4. 7c8dc8
  5. 8e9dd1
  6. a0add9
  7. b2bde1
  8. c5cde9
  9. d8def0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #4b5dae mixed with black

  1. 4b5dae
  2. 405097
  3. 354380
  4. 2b376a
  5. 212a55
  6. 171f41
  7. 0e142e
  8. 060a1c
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b5dae with less saturation

  1. 4b5dae
  2. 4d5ea7
  3. 5060a0
  4. 526199
  5. 556291
  6. 57638a
  7. 5a6383
  8. 5c647b
  9. 5f6474
  10. 62646c

Questions about #4b5dae

What color is #4b5dae?

#4b5dae is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(75, 93, 174), in HSL hsl(229.09, 39.76%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.494% 0.1298 271.62).

What colors go well with #4b5dae?

The complementary color of #4b5dae is #7e6100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006ba7 and #7350a2. The triadic partners are #a14232 and #0c793c.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b5dae?

White text reads better on #4b5dae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b5dae a warm or cool color?

#4b5dae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.13.