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#4e4693 color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e4693 is rgb(78, 70, 147) in RGB and oklch(44.255% 0.12229 284.959) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

44.3%
0.122
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4e4693

#4e4693 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.01:1 contrast and black text 2.62:1, 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: #4e4693 mixed with white

  1. 4e4693
  2. 5d589e
  3. 6d6aaa
  4. 7e7cb5
  5. 8f8ec0
  6. a0a0cb
  7. b2b3d5
  8. c5c5e0
  9. d8d8ea
  10. ebecf5

Darker: #4e4693 mixed with black

  1. 4e4693
  2. 433c7f
  3. 38326c
  4. 2d2859
  5. 231e47
  6. 191536
  7. 0f0d25
  8. 070516
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e4693 with less saturation

  1. 4e4693
  2. 4e488d
  3. 4e4a87
  4. 4f4c80
  5. 4f4d7a
  6. 504e74
  7. 50506e
  8. 515167
  9. 515261
  10. 52525a

Questions about #4e4693

What color is #4e4693?

#4e4693 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 70, 147), in HSL hsl(246.23, 35.48%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.255% 0.12229 284.959).

What colors go well with #4e4693?

The complementary color of #4e4693 is #5d5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b5395 and #6c3b81. The triadic partners are #883707 and #006642.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4693?

White text reads better on #4e4693: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and black gives 2.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4693 a warm or cool color?

#4e4693 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.122.