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#4e5990 color: Piccadilly Purple

#4e5990 is rgb(78, 89, 144) in RGB and oklch(47.996% 0.08966 273.975) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

48%
0.090
274°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #4e5990

#4e5990 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.65:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, 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: #4e5990 mixed with white

  1. 4e5990
  2. 5e699b
  3. 6e79a6
  4. 7f89b2
  5. 9099bd
  6. a2a9c8
  7. b4bad3
  8. c6cbde
  9. d9dce9
  10. ecedf4

Darker: #4e5990 mixed with black

  1. 4e5990
  2. 434c7d
  3. 38406a
  4. 2d3457
  5. 232845
  6. 191d34
  7. 0f1324
  8. 070915
  9. 020307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5990 with less saturation

  1. 4e5990
  2. 4f5a8b
  3. 515a86
  4. 525b81
  5. 545c7c
  6. 555c77
  7. 575c72
  8. 595d6d
  9. 5a5d68
  10. 5c5d63

Questions about #4e5990

What color is #4e5990?

#4e5990 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(78, 89, 144), in HSL hsl(230, 29.73%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.996% 0.08966 273.975).

What colors go well with #4e5990?

The complementary color of #4e5990 is #6e5c14. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a628c and #695087. The triadic partners are #89493b and #2e6c46.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5990?

White text reads better on #4e5990: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5990 a warm or cool color?

#4e5990 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.09.