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#4e5593 color: Onion Skin Blue

#4e5593 is rgb(78, 85, 147) in RGB and oklch(47.31% 0.09994 276.991) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

47.3%
0.100
277°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #4e5593

#4e5593 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, 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: #4e5593 mixed with white

  1. 4e5593
  2. 5e659e
  3. 6e75a9
  4. 7e86b4
  5. 9097bf
  6. a1a7ca
  7. b3b9d4
  8. c6cadf
  9. d8dbea
  10. ecedf4

Darker: #4e5593 mixed with black

  1. 4e5593
  2. 43497f
  3. 383d6c
  4. 2d3159
  5. 232647
  6. 191c36
  7. 0f1125
  8. 070816
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5593 with less saturation

  1. 4e5593
  2. 4f568e
  3. 505788
  4. 525883
  5. 53597d
  6. 545978
  7. 565a72
  8. 575a6d
  9. 595b67
  10. 5a5b61

Questions about #4e5593

What color is #4e5593?

#4e5593 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(78, 85, 147), in HSL hsl(233.91, 30.67%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.31% 0.09994 276.991).

What colors go well with #4e5593?

The complementary color of #4e5593 is #6c5b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #246090 and #6a4b87. The triadic partners are #8a4531 and #1c6c44.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5593?

White text reads better on #4e5593: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5593 a warm or cool color?

#4e5593 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.1.