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#4e468e color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e468e is rgb(78, 70, 142) in RGB and oklch(43.913% 0.11497 285.704) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

43.9%
0.115
286°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4e468e

#4e468e is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 43.9% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.11:1 contrast and black text 2.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata (#4e468b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4e468e mixed with white

  1. 4e468e
  2. 5d589a
  3. 6d6aa5
  4. 7e7bb1
  5. 8f8ebc
  6. a1a0c8
  7. b3b2d3
  8. c5c5de
  9. d8d8e9
  10. ebebf4

Darker: #4e468e mixed with black

  1. 4e468e
  2. 433c7b
  3. 383268
  4. 2d2856
  5. 231e44
  6. 191534
  7. 0f0d24
  8. 070515
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e468e with less saturation

  1. 4e468e
  2. 4e4888
  3. 4e4a82
  4. 4e4b7d
  5. 4f4c77
  6. 4f4e71
  7. 504f6b
  8. 505065
  9. 51515f
  10. 515159

Questions about #4e468e

What color is #4e468e?

#4e468e is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 70, 142), in HSL hsl(246.67, 33.96%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.913% 0.11497 285.704).

What colors go well with #4e468e?

The complementary color of #4e468e is #5c5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #215290 and #6a3b7d. The triadic partners are #84390e and #006543.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e468e?

White text reads better on #4e468e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and black gives 2.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e468e a warm or cool color?

#4e468e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 43.9% and its chroma 0.115.