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#4e468a color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e468a is rgb(78, 70, 138) in RGB and oklch(43.646% 0.10905 286.338) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

43.6%
0.109
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 46%

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 #4e468a

#4e468a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 286°.

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 slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4e468a mixed with white

  1. 4e468a
  2. 5d5896
  3. 6d69a2
  4. 7e7bae
  5. 8f8dba
  6. a1a0c5
  7. b3b2d1
  8. c5c5dd
  9. d8d8e8
  10. ebebf4

Darker: #4e468a mixed with black

  1. 4e468a
  2. 433c77
  3. 383265
  4. 2d2853
  5. 231e42
  6. 191532
  7. 0f0d22
  8. 070514
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e468a with less saturation

  1. 4e468a
  2. 4e4885
  3. 4e497f
  4. 4e4b7a
  5. 4f4c74
  6. 4f4d6e
  7. 4f4e69
  8. 504f63
  9. 50505d
  10. 515157

Questions about #4e468a

What color is #4e468a?

#4e468a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 70, 138), in HSL hsl(247.06, 32.69%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.646% 0.10905 286.338).

What colors go well with #4e468a?

The complementary color of #4e468a is #5a5400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #25518c and #693c79. The triadic partners are #803a12 and #006444.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e468a?

White text reads better on #4e468a: 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 #4e468a a warm or cool color?

#4e468a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 43.6% and its chroma 0.109.