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#4e5890 color: Piccadilly Purple

#4e5890 is rgb(78, 88, 144) in RGB and oklch(47.778% 0.09107 274.756) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

47.8%
0.091
275°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #4e5890

#4e5890 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.73:1 contrast and black text 3.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #4e5890 mixed with white

  1. 4e5890
  2. 5e689b
  3. 6e78a6
  4. 7f88b2
  5. 9098bd
  6. a2a9c8
  7. b4bad3
  8. c6cbde
  9. d9dce9
  10. ecedf4

Darker: #4e5890 mixed with black

  1. 4e5890
  2. 434b7d
  3. 383f6a
  4. 2d3357
  5. 232845
  6. 191d34
  7. 0f1224
  8. 070915
  9. 020307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5890 with less saturation

  1. 4e5890
  2. 4f598b
  3. 515a86
  4. 525a81
  5. 545b7c
  6. 555b77
  7. 575c72
  8. 585c6d
  9. 5a5c68
  10. 5b5d62

Questions about #4e5890

What color is #4e5890?

#4e5890 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(78, 88, 144), in HSL hsl(230.91, 29.73%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.778% 0.09107 274.756).

What colors go well with #4e5890?

The complementary color of #4e5890 is #6d5c11. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a628d and #694f86. The triadic partners are #884839 and #2b6c46.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5890?

White text reads better on #4e5890: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and black gives 3.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5890 a warm or cool color?

#4e5890 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.091.