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#4e5195 color: Blue Ember

#4e5195 is rgb(78, 81, 149) in RGB and oklch(46.593% 0.1088 279.376) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

46.6%
0.109
279°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #4e5195

#4e5195 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.16:1 contrast and black text 2.93:1, 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: #4e5195 mixed with white

  1. 4e5195
  2. 5d62a0
  3. 6d72ab
  4. 7e83b6
  5. 8f94c0
  6. a1a6cb
  7. b3b7d6
  8. c5c9e0
  9. d8dbea
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #4e5195 mixed with black

  1. 4e5195
  2. 434581
  3. 383a6d
  4. 2d2f5a
  5. 232448
  6. 191a37
  7. 0f1026
  8. 070716
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5195 with less saturation

  1. 4e5195
  2. 4f528f
  3. 50548a
  4. 515584
  5. 52567e
  6. 535778
  7. 545772
  8. 55586c
  9. 575966
  10. 585960

Questions about #4e5195

What color is #4e5195?

#4e5195 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Blue Ember. In RGB it is rgb(78, 81, 149), in HSL hsl(237.46, 31.28%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.593% 0.1088 279.376).

What colors go well with #4e5195?

The complementary color of #4e5195 is #695a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f5d94 and #6c4687. The triadic partners are #8b4127 and #006b43.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5195?

White text reads better on #4e5195: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5195 a warm or cool color?

#4e5195 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 46.6% and its chroma 0.109.