Skip to the color picker

#4e488c color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e488c is rgb(78, 72, 140) in RGB and oklch(44.177% 0.10891 285.031) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

245°
100%

44.2%
0.109
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc 16

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #4e488c

#4e488c is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 44.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.99:1 contrast and black text 2.63:1, 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: #4e488c mixed with white

  1. 4e488c
  2. 5d5998
  3. 6d6ba4
  4. 7e7daf
  5. 8f8fbb
  6. a1a1c6
  7. b3b3d2
  8. c5c6dd
  9. d8d9e9
  10. ebecf4

Darker: #4e488c mixed with black

  1. 4e488c
  2. 433d79
  3. 383367
  4. 2d2955
  5. 231f43
  6. 191633
  7. 0f0d23
  8. 070614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e488c with less saturation

  1. 4e488c
  2. 4e4a87
  3. 4e4b81
  4. 4f4d7b
  5. 4f4e76
  6. 504f70
  7. 50506b
  8. 515165
  9. 51525f
  10. 525259

Questions about #4e488c

What color is #4e488c?

#4e488c is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 72, 140), in HSL hsl(245.29, 32.08%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.177% 0.10891 285.031).

What colors go well with #4e488c?

The complementary color of #4e488c is #5d5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #24538e and #693e7c. The triadic partners are #823c17 and #006544.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e488c?

White text reads better on #4e488c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and black gives 2.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e488c a warm or cool color?

#4e488c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 44.2% and its chroma 0.109.