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#4e5196 color: Blue Ember

#4e5196 is rgb(78, 81, 150) in RGB and oklch(46.657% 0.11031 279.329) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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238°
100%

46.7%
0.110
279°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #4e5196

#4e5196 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, 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: #4e5196 mixed with white

  1. 4e5196
  2. 5d62a1
  3. 6d72ac
  4. 7e83b7
  5. 8f94c1
  6. a1a6cc
  7. b3b7d6
  8. c5c9e0
  9. d8dbeb
  10. ebedf5

Darker: #4e5196 mixed with black

  1. 4e5196
  2. 434582
  3. 383a6e
  4. 2d2f5b
  5. 232449
  6. 191a37
  7. 0f1026
  8. 070716
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5196 with less saturation

  1. 4e5196
  2. 4f5290
  3. 50548a
  4. 515584
  5. 52567f
  6. 535779
  7. 545873
  8. 56586d
  9. 575966
  10. 585960

Questions about #4e5196

What color is #4e5196?

#4e5196 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Blue Ember. In RGB it is rgb(78, 81, 150), in HSL hsl(237.5, 31.58%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.657% 0.11031 279.329).

What colors go well with #4e5196?

The complementary color of #4e5196 is #695a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e5d94 and #6c4688. The triadic partners are #8c4026 and #006c43.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5196?

White text reads better on #4e5196: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5196 a warm or cool color?

#4e5196 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.11.