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#4e53ae color: Brandywine Raspberry

#4e53ae is rgb(78, 83, 174) in RGB and oklch(48.68% 0.14254 277.334) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

48.7%
0.143
277°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #4e53ae

#4e53ae is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.62:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brandywine Raspberry (#5555aa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4e53ae mixed with white

  1. 4e53ae
  2. 5d64b7
  3. 6d75c0
  4. 7d86c9
  5. 8f97d1
  6. a0a8d9
  7. b2b9e1
  8. c5cbe9
  9. d8dcf1
  10. ebedf8

Darker: #4e53ae mixed with black

  1. 4e53ae
  2. 434797
  3. 383b80
  4. 2d306a
  5. 232555
  6. 191b41
  7. 0f112e
  8. 07081c
  9. 02020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e53ae with less saturation

  1. 4e53ae
  2. 4f55a6
  3. 51579f
  4. 525997
  5. 545a8f
  6. 555c88
  7. 575d80
  8. 595e78
  9. 5b5e70
  10. 5d5f68

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Colors that go with #4e53ae

Complementary
#4e53ae#735e00
Analogous
#4e53ae#0063ab#75459d
Triadic
#4e53ae#9f3a19#00763d
Split
#4e53ae#8e4d00#496d00

Questions about #4e53ae

What color is #4e53ae?

#4e53ae is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Brandywine Raspberry. In RGB it is rgb(78, 83, 174), in HSL hsl(236.88, 38.1%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.68% 0.14254 277.334).

What colors go well with #4e53ae?

The complementary color of #4e53ae is #735e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0063ab and #75459d. The triadic partners are #9f3a19 and #00763d.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e53ae?

White text reads better on #4e53ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e53ae a warm or cool color?

#4e53ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.143.