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#4e488d color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e488d is rgb(78, 72, 141) in RGB and oklch(44.242% 0.1104 284.89) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

44.2%
0.110
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #4e488d

#4e488d is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 44.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.97:1 contrast and black text 2.64:1, 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: #4e488d mixed with white

  1. 4e488d
  2. 5d5999
  3. 6d6ba4
  4. 7e7db0
  5. 8f8fbc
  6. a1a1c7
  7. b3b3d2
  8. c5c6de
  9. d8d9e9
  10. ebecf4

Darker: #4e488d mixed with black

  1. 4e488d
  2. 433d7a
  3. 383367
  4. 2d2955
  5. 231f44
  6. 191633
  7. 0f0d23
  8. 070614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e488d with less saturation

  1. 4e488d
  2. 4e4a87
  3. 4e4b82
  4. 4f4d7c
  5. 4f4e77
  6. 504f71
  7. 50506b
  8. 515165
  9. 52525f
  10. 525259

Questions about #4e488d

What color is #4e488d?

#4e488d is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 72, 141), in HSL hsl(245.22, 32.39%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.242% 0.1104 284.89).

What colors go well with #4e488d?

The complementary color of #4e488d is #5d5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #23548e and #6a3e7d. The triadic partners are #833b16 and #006543.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e488d?

White text reads better on #4e488d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and black gives 2.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e488d a warm or cool color?

#4e488d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 44.2% and its chroma 0.11.