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#4e5cb1 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4e5cb1 is rgb(78, 92, 177) in RGB and oklch(50.684% 0.13461 273.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

50.7%
0.135
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4e5cb1

#4e5cb1 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.02:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, 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: #4e5cb1 mixed with white

  1. 4e5cb1
  2. 5d6cba
  3. 6d7cc2
  4. 7e8cca
  5. 8f9cd3
  6. a1adda
  7. b3bde2
  8. c6cdea
  9. d8def1
  10. eceef8

Darker: #4e5cb1 mixed with black

  1. 4e5cb1
  2. 434f99
  3. 384283
  4. 2d366c
  5. 232a57
  6. 191f42
  7. 0f142f
  8. 070a1c
  9. 02030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5cb1 with less saturation

  1. 4e5cb1
  2. 505eaa
  3. 525fa2
  4. 54609b
  5. 566293
  6. 59628c
  7. 5b6384
  8. 5e647d
  9. 606475
  10. 62656d

Questions about #4e5cb1

What color is #4e5cb1?

#4e5cb1 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(78, 92, 177), in HSL hsl(231.52, 38.82%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.684% 0.13461 273.604).

What colors go well with #4e5cb1?

The complementary color of #4e5cb1 is #7d6200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006bab and #764ea3. The triadic partners are #a4422d and #007a3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5cb1?

White text reads better on #4e5cb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e5cb1 a warm or cool color?

#4e5cb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.135.