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#4c438e color: Moonlight Sonata

#4c438e is rgb(76, 67, 142) in RGB and oklch(43.151% 0.11975 285.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

43.2%
0.120
286°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #4c438e

#4c438e is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 43.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast and black text 2.5:1, 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: #4c438e mixed with white

  1. 4c438e
  2. 5b559a
  3. 6b67a5
  4. 7c79b1
  5. 8d8cbc
  6. 9f9ec8
  7. b2b1d3
  8. c4c4de
  9. d8d8e9
  10. ebebf4

Darker: #4c438e mixed with black

  1. 4c438e
  2. 41397b
  3. 362f68
  4. 2c2656
  5. 221d44
  6. 181434
  7. 0f0c24
  8. 060515
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4c438e with less saturation

  1. 4c438e
  2. 4c4588
  3. 4c4782
  4. 4c497c
  5. 4d4a76
  6. 4d4b70
  7. 4d4d6a
  8. 4e4e63
  9. 4f4f5d
  10. 4f4f57

Questions about #4c438e

What color is #4c438e?

#4c438e is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(76, 67, 142), in HSL hsl(247.2, 35.89%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.151% 0.11975 285.697).

What colors go well with #4c438e?

The complementary color of #4c438e is #595300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b5090 and #69387c. The triadic partners are #833503 and #006341.

Is white or black text more readable on #4c438e?

White text reads better on #4c438e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and black gives 2.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4c438e a warm or cool color?

#4c438e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 43.2% and its chroma 0.12.