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#4e5491 color: Onion Skin Blue

#4e5491 is rgb(78, 84, 145) in RGB and oklch(46.976% 0.09835 277.648) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

47%
0.098
278°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #4e5491

#4e5491 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7:1 contrast and black text 3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue (#4c5692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4e5491 mixed with white

  1. 4e5491
  2. 5e649c
  3. 6e75a7
  4. 7e85b3
  5. 9096be
  6. a1a7c9
  7. b3b8d4
  8. c6c9df
  9. d8dbe9
  10. ecedf4

Darker: #4e5491 mixed with black

  1. 4e5491
  2. 43487d
  3. 383c6a
  4. 2d3158
  5. 232646
  6. 191b35
  7. 0f1125
  8. 070815
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5491 with less saturation

  1. 4e5491
  2. 4f558c
  3. 505686
  4. 515781
  5. 53587c
  6. 545876
  7. 555971
  8. 56596c
  9. 585a66
  10. 595a60

Questions about #4e5491

What color is #4e5491?

#4e5491 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(78, 84, 145), in HSL hsl(234.63, 30.04%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.976% 0.09835 277.648).

What colors go well with #4e5491?

The complementary color of #4e5491 is #6a5a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #265e8f and #6a4a85. The triadic partners are #894530 and #1b6b45.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5491?

White text reads better on #4e5491: white gives a contrast ratio of 7:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5491 a warm or cool color?

#4e5491 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 47% and its chroma 0.098.