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#4e4690 color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e4690 is rgb(78, 70, 144) in RGB and oklch(44.048% 0.11791 285.4) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

44%
0.118
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4e4690

#4e4690 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 44% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.07:1 contrast and black text 2.6:1, 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: #4e4690 mixed with white

  1. 4e4690
  2. 5d589c
  3. 6d6aa7
  4. 7e7cb2
  5. 8f8ebe
  6. a0a0c9
  7. b3b2d4
  8. c5c5df
  9. d8d8ea
  10. ebecf4

Darker: #4e4690 mixed with black

  1. 4e4690
  2. 433c7d
  3. 38326a
  4. 2d2857
  5. 231e45
  6. 191534
  7. 0f0d24
  8. 070515
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e4690 with less saturation

  1. 4e4690
  2. 4e488a
  3. 4e4a84
  4. 4f4b7e
  5. 4f4d78
  6. 4f4e72
  7. 504f6c
  8. 505066
  9. 51515f
  10. 525259

Questions about #4e4690

What color is #4e4690?

#4e4690 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 70, 144), in HSL hsl(246.49, 34.58%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.048% 0.11791 285.4).

What colors go well with #4e4690?

The complementary color of #4e4690 is #5c5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e5292 and #6b3b7e. The triadic partners are #85380b and #006643.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4690?

White text reads better on #4e4690: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and black gives 2.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4690 a warm or cool color?

#4e4690 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 44% and its chroma 0.118.