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#4f5ea8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4f5ea8 is rgb(79, 94, 168) in RGB and oklch(50.582% 0.11852 272.854) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

50.6%
0.119
273°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4f5ea8

#4f5ea8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, 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: #4f5ea8 mixed with white

  1. 4f5ea8
  2. 5e6eb1
  3. 6f7dbb
  4. 7f8dc4
  5. 909dcc
  6. a2add5
  7. b4bdde
  8. c6cde6
  9. d9deef
  10. eceef7

Darker: #4f5ea8 mixed with black

  1. 4f5ea8
  2. 445192
  3. 38447c
  4. 2e3767
  5. 232b52
  6. 191f3f
  7. 10142c
  8. 070a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4f5ea8 with less saturation

  1. 4f5ea8
  2. 515fa2
  3. 53609b
  4. 556194
  5. 57628e
  6. 596387
  7. 5c6381
  8. 5e647a
  9. 606473
  10. 62656c

Questions about #4f5ea8

What color is #4f5ea8?

#4f5ea8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(79, 94, 168), in HSL hsl(229.89, 36.03%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.582% 0.11852 272.854).

What colors go well with #4f5ea8?

The complementary color of #4f5ea8 is #7c6200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0a6ba3 and #73529c. The triadic partners are #9d4736 and #1c7842.

Is white or black text more readable on #4f5ea8?

White text reads better on #4f5ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4f5ea8 a warm or cool color?

#4f5ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.119.