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#4e488a color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e488a is rgb(78, 72, 138) in RGB and oklch(44.047% 0.10592 285.317) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

44%
0.106
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4e488a

#4e488a is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 44% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.02:1 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 slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4e488a mixed with white

  1. 4e488a
  2. 5d5996
  3. 6d6ba2
  4. 7e7dae
  5. 8f8eb9
  6. a1a1c5
  7. b3b3d1
  8. c5c6dc
  9. d8d8e8
  10. ebecf4

Darker: #4e488a mixed with black

  1. 4e488a
  2. 433d77
  3. 383365
  4. 2d2953
  5. 231f42
  6. 191632
  7. 0f0d22
  8. 070614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e488a with less saturation

  1. 4e488a
  2. 4e4a85
  3. 4e4b7f
  4. 4f4c7a
  5. 4f4e74
  6. 504f6f
  7. 505069
  8. 515064
  9. 51515e
  10. 525258

Questions about #4e488a

What color is #4e488a?

#4e488a is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 72, 138), in HSL hsl(245.45, 31.43%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.047% 0.10592 285.317).

What colors go well with #4e488a?

The complementary color of #4e488a is #5c5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #26538c and #693e7a. The triadic partners are #813c19 and #006444.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e488a?

White text reads better on #4e488a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and black gives 2.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e488a a warm or cool color?

#4e488a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 44% and its chroma 0.106.