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#4e5ea8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4e5ea8 is rgb(78, 94, 168) in RGB and oklch(50.515% 0.11882 272.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50.5%
0.119
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

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 #4e5ea8

#4e5ea8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 272°.

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: #4e5ea8 mixed with white

  1. 4e5ea8
  2. 5e6eb1
  3. 6e7dbb
  4. 7f8dc4
  5. 909dcc
  6. a1add5
  7. b3bdde
  8. c6cde6
  9. d9deef
  10. eceef7

Darker: #4e5ea8 mixed with black

  1. 4e5ea8
  2. 435192
  3. 38447c
  4. 2d3767
  5. 232b52
  6. 191f3f
  7. 0f142c
  8. 070a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e5ea8 with less saturation

  1. 4e5ea8
  2. 505fa1
  3. 52609b
  4. 546194
  5. 57628e
  6. 596387
  7. 5b6380
  8. 5d647a
  9. 606473
  10. 62646c

Questions about #4e5ea8

What color is #4e5ea8?

#4e5ea8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(78, 94, 168), in HSL hsl(229.33, 36.59%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.515% 0.11882 272.318).

What colors go well with #4e5ea8?

The complementary color of #4e5ea8 is #7d6100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #056ba2 and #72529c. The triadic partners are #9d4736 and #1d7741.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e5ea8?

White text reads better on #4e5ea8: 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 #4e5ea8 a warm or cool color?

#4e5ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.119.