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#4e5ca8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4e5ca8 is rgb(78, 92, 168) in RGB and oklch(50.095% 0.12152 273.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

50.1%
0.122
273°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4e5ca8

#4e5ca8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #4e5ca8 mixed with white

  1. 4e5ca8
  2. 5d6cb1
  3. 6e7cbb
  4. 7e8cc4
  5. 909ccd
  6. a1acd5
  7. b3bcde
  8. c6cde6
  9. d9ddef
  10. eceef7

Darker: #4e5ca8 mixed with black

  1. 4e5ca8
  2. 434f92
  3. 38427c
  4. 2d3667
  5. 232a52
  6. 191f3f
  7. 0f142c
  8. 070a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5ca8 with less saturation

  1. 4e5ca8
  2. 505da1
  3. 525f9b
  4. 546094
  5. 56608d
  6. 586187
  7. 5a6280
  8. 5c6279
  9. 5f6372
  10. 61636b

Questions about #4e5ca8

What color is #4e5ca8?

#4e5ca8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(78, 92, 168), in HSL hsl(230.67, 36.59%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.095% 0.12152 273.384).

What colors go well with #4e5ca8?

The complementary color of #4e5ca8 is #7b6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0169a3 and #72509c. The triadic partners are #9d4532 and #127741.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5ca8?

White text reads better on #4e5ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5ca8 a warm or cool color?

#4e5ca8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.122.