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#4f4393 color: Moonlight Sonata

#4f4393 is rgb(79, 67, 147) in RGB and oklch(43.771% 0.12672 286.816) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

43.8%
0.127
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4f4393

#4f4393 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.8% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.21:1 contrast and black text 2.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata (#4e468b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4f4393 mixed with white

  1. 4f4393
  2. 5e559e
  3. 6e68aa
  4. 7e7ab5
  5. 8f8cc0
  6. a19fcb
  7. b3b2d5
  8. c5c5e0
  9. d8d8ea
  10. ebebf5

Darker: #4f4393 mixed with black

  1. 4f4393
  2. 44397f
  3. 382f6c
  4. 2e2659
  5. 231d47
  6. 191436
  7. 100c25
  8. 070516
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4f4393 with less saturation

  1. 4f4393
  2. 4f458d
  3. 4f4786
  4. 4f4980
  5. 4f4b7a
  6. 4f4c73
  7. 504e6d
  8. 504f66
  9. 515060
  10. 515159

Questions about #4f4393

What color is #4f4393?

#4f4393 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(79, 67, 147), in HSL hsl(249, 37.38%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.771% 0.12672 286.816).

What colors go well with #4f4393?

The complementary color of #4f4393 is #5a5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c5096 and #6d377f. The triadic partners are #873500 and #006544.

Is white or black text more readable on #4f4393?

White text reads better on #4f4393: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and black gives 2.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4f4393 a warm or cool color?

#4f4393 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 43.8% and its chroma 0.127.