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#4f468e color: Moonlight Sonata

#4f468e is rgb(79, 70, 142) in RGB and oklch(44.001% 0.11489 286.389) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

44%
0.115
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #4f468e

#4f468e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.08:1 contrast and black text 2.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata (#4e468b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4f468e mixed with white

  1. 4f468e
  2. 5e589a
  3. 6e6aa5
  4. 7f7bb1
  5. 908ebc
  6. a1a0c8
  7. b3b2d3
  8. c6c5de
  9. d8d8e9
  10. ecebf4

Darker: #4f468e mixed with black

  1. 4f468e
  2. 443c7b
  3. 383268
  4. 2e2856
  5. 231e44
  6. 191534
  7. 100d24
  8. 070515
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4f468e with less saturation

  1. 4f468e
  2. 4f4888
  3. 4f4a82
  4. 4f4b7d
  5. 4f4d77
  6. 504e71
  7. 504f6b
  8. 515065
  9. 51515f
  10. 525259

Questions about #4f468e

What color is #4f468e?

#4f468e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Moonlight Sonata. In RGB it is rgb(79, 70, 142), in HSL hsl(247.5, 33.96%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.001% 0.11489 286.389).

What colors go well with #4f468e?

The complementary color of #4f468e is #5b5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #235290 and #6b3b7c. The triadic partners are #843a0d and #006544.

Is white or black text more readable on #4f468e?

White text reads better on #4f468e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and black gives 2.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4f468e a warm or cool color?

#4f468e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 44% and its chroma 0.115.