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#4e5095 color: Blue Ember

#4e5095 is rgb(78, 80, 149) in RGB and oklch(46.387% 0.11028 279.928) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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238°
100%

46.4%
0.110
280°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #4e5095

#4e5095 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.23:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Ember (#51529c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4e5095 mixed with white

  1. 4e5095
  2. 5d61a0
  3. 6d72ab
  4. 7e83b6
  5. 8f94c1
  6. a1a5cb
  7. b3b7d6
  8. c5c8e0
  9. d8daea
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #4e5095 mixed with black

  1. 4e5095
  2. 434481
  3. 38396d
  4. 2d2e5a
  5. 232448
  6. 191a37
  7. 0f1026
  8. 070716
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5095 with less saturation

  1. 4e5095
  2. 4f518f
  3. 505389
  4. 515484
  5. 52557e
  6. 535678
  7. 545772
  8. 55576c
  9. 565866
  10. 58595f

Questions about #4e5095

What color is #4e5095?

#4e5095 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Blue Ember. In RGB it is rgb(78, 80, 149), in HSL hsl(238.31, 31.28%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.387% 0.11028 279.928).

What colors go well with #4e5095?

The complementary color of #4e5095 is #685900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e5c94 and #6c4587. The triadic partners are #8b4025 and #006b43.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5095?

White text reads better on #4e5095: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5095 a warm or cool color?

#4e5095 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.11.