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#4e5591 color: Onion Skin Blue

#4e5591 is rgb(78, 85, 145) in RGB and oklch(47.189% 0.09689 276.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

47.2%
0.097
277°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #4e5591

#4e5591 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.93:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, 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: #4e5591 mixed with white

  1. 4e5591
  2. 5e659c
  3. 6e75a7
  4. 7e86b3
  5. 9097be
  6. a1a7c9
  7. b3b8d4
  8. c6cade
  9. d9dbe9
  10. ecedf4

Darker: #4e5591 mixed with black

  1. 4e5591
  2. 43497d
  3. 383d6a
  4. 2d3158
  5. 232646
  6. 191c35
  7. 0f1125
  8. 070815
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5591 with less saturation

  1. 4e5591
  2. 4f568c
  3. 505787
  4. 525881
  5. 53587c
  6. 545977
  7. 555a71
  8. 575a6c
  9. 585b66
  10. 5a5b61

Questions about #4e5591

What color is #4e5591?

#4e5591 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(78, 85, 145), in HSL hsl(233.73, 30.04%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.189% 0.09689 276.973).

What colors go well with #4e5591?

The complementary color of #4e5591 is #6b5b01. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #265f8f and #6a4b86. The triadic partners are #894632 and #1f6b45.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5591?

White text reads better on #4e5591: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5591 a warm or cool color?

#4e5591 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.097.