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#4e468c color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e468c is rgb(78, 70, 140) in RGB and oklch(43.779% 0.11202 286.016) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

43.8%
0.112
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4e468c

#4e468c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.8% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.14:1 contrast and black text 2.58:1, 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: #4e468c mixed with white

  1. 4e468c
  2. 5d5898
  3. 6d69a4
  4. 7e7baf
  5. 8f8dbb
  6. a1a0c6
  7. b3b2d2
  8. c5c5dd
  9. d8d8e9
  10. ebebf4

Darker: #4e468c mixed with black

  1. 4e468c
  2. 433c79
  3. 383267
  4. 2d2855
  5. 231e43
  6. 191533
  7. 0f0d23
  8. 070514
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e468c with less saturation

  1. 4e468c
  2. 4e4886
  3. 4e4981
  4. 4e4b7b
  5. 4f4c75
  6. 4f4d70
  7. 4f4e6a
  8. 504f64
  9. 51505e
  10. 515158

Questions about #4e468c

What color is #4e468c?

#4e468c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 70, 140), in HSL hsl(246.86, 33.33%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.779% 0.11202 286.016).

What colors go well with #4e468c?

The complementary color of #4e468c is #5b5400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #23528e and #693c7b. The triadic partners are #823a10 and #006443.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e468c?

White text reads better on #4e468c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and black gives 2.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e468c a warm or cool color?

#4e468c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 43.8% and its chroma 0.112.