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#4e4890 color: Moonlight Sonata

#4e4890 is rgb(78, 72, 144) in RGB and oklch(44.442% 0.11485 284.48) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

44.4%
0.115
284°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.65:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #4e4890

#4e4890 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 284°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.91:1 contrast and black text 2.65:1, 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: #4e4890 mixed with white

  1. 4e4890
  2. 5d5a9c
  3. 6d6ba7
  4. 7e7db2
  5. 8f8fbe
  6. a1a1c9
  7. b3b3d4
  8. c5c6df
  9. d8d9ea
  10. ebecf4

Darker: #4e4890 mixed with black

  1. 4e4890
  2. 433d7d
  3. 38336a
  4. 2d2957
  5. 231f45
  6. 191634
  7. 0f0d24
  8. 070615
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e4890 with less saturation

  1. 4e4890
  2. 4e4a8a
  3. 4f4b84
  4. 4f4d7e
  5. 4f4e79
  6. 504f73
  7. 51506d
  8. 515167
  9. 525260
  10. 53535a

Questions about #4e4890

What color is #4e4890?

#4e4890 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(78, 72, 144), in HSL hsl(245, 33.33%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.442% 0.11485 284.48).

What colors go well with #4e4890?

The complementary color of #4e4890 is #5e5600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f5491 and #6b3d7f. The triadic partners are #863a13 and #006743.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4890?

White text reads better on #4e4890: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and black gives 2.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4890 a warm or cool color?

#4e4890 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 284 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.115.